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

11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs Italy: Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students

France

12.59 Years

in 2023

Italy

12.69 Years

in 2024

France rank

32nd

Italy rank

30th

Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students over time

France
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 12.69 Years against 12.59 Years in France, a difference of 0.1 Years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was France ahead.

France ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 30th of 34 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Italy	Difference	Ahead
2010s	12.67 Years	12.39 Years	0.274 Years	France
2020s	12.59 Years	12.58 Years	0.0089 Years	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students, France or Italy?: Italy, at 12.69 Years against 12.59 Years in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students between France and Italy?: 0.1 Years, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do France and Italy rank globally for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students?: France ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 30th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled
Unit: Years
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 45 places, 531 data points, 2013–2024
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

This dataset contains data on mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates. The default table displays graduates and new entrants data for the latest available year and for diferent tertiary levels of education. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, other levels of education, sex, mobility status and measure (enrolments). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.