What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes between France and Russian Federation?

157,470 number, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Russian Federation?

17 years are reported by both, from 1998 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 Russian Federation: Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes

France

2.73 million number

in 2018

Russian Federation

2.89 million number

in 2018

France rank

19th

Russian Federation rank

16th

Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes over time

France
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 2.89 million number against 2.73 million number in France, a difference of 157,470 number.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times France's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

France ranks 19th and Russian Federation ranks 16th of 188 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.65 million number	4.22 million number	1.56 million number	Russian Federation
2000s	2.65 million number	4.25 million number	1.60 million number	Russian Federation
2010s	2.64 million number	2.90 million number	259,400 number	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes, France or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 2.89 million number against 2.73 million number in France as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes between France and Russian Federation?: 157,470 number, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Russian Federation?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do France and Russian Federation rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?: France ranks 19th and Russian Federation ranks 16th 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.