What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes between France and Latin America & Caribbean?

23.48 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Latin America & Caribbean?

22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs Latin America & Caribbean: Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes

France

2.73 million number

in 2018

Latin America & Caribbean

26.21 million number

in 2019

France rank

19th

Latin America & Caribbean rank

20th

Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes over time

France
Latin America & Caribbean

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 26.21 million number against 2.73 million number in France, a difference of 23.48 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 9.6 times France's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

France ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 20th of 188 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Latin America & Caribbean	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.64 million number	19.55 million number	16.91 million number	Latin America & Caribbean
2000s	2.63 million number	21.78 million number	19.15 million number	Latin America & Caribbean
2010s	2.64 million number	25.11 million number	22.47 million number	Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes, France or Latin America & Caribbean?: Latin America & Caribbean, at 26.21 million number against 2.73 million number in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes between France and Latin America & Caribbean?: 23.48 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Latin America & Caribbean?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2018.
How do France and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?: France ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 20th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,502 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.