France vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes

France
71.5%
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
64.6%
in 2024
France rank
48th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
46th

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • France
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

France currently reports 71.5% against 64.6% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 6.9%.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.

Across all 24 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 48th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
2000s 52.5% 23.4% 29.1% France
2010s 61.8% 43.1% 18.7% France
2020s 70.5% 61.1% 9.4% France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, France or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
France, at 71.5% against 64.6% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between France and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
6.9%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do France and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
France ranks 48th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
415 places, 15,139 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release