France vs Germany: Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad
Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 130,662 Persons against 114,816 Persons in France, a difference of 15,846 Persons.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times France's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
France ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 1st of 32 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86,145 Persons | 114,831 Persons | 28,686 Persons | Germany |
| 2020s | 109,459 Persons | 126,237 Persons | 16,778 Persons | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 130,662 Persons against 114,816 Persons in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad between France and Germany?
- 15,846 Persons, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad?
- France ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 1st of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the total number of mobile national students abroad. 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.