Europe & Central Asia vs France: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Europe & Central Asia
10.96 million number
in 2019
France
843,147 number
in 2019
Europe & Central Asia rank
28th
France rank
27th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • France
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 10.96 million number against 843,147 number in France, a difference of 10.11 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 13.0 times France's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 28th and France ranks 27th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia France Difference Ahead
1970s 13.28 million number 852,055 number 12.43 million number Europe & Central Asia
1980s 12.68 million number 812,672 number 11.87 million number Europe & Central Asia
1990s 12.85 million number 767,536 number 12.08 million number Europe & Central Asia
2000s 11.12 million number 778,845 number 10.35 million number Europe & Central Asia
2010s 10.25 million number 828,021 number 9.42 million number Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Europe & Central Asia or France?
Europe & Central Asia, at 10.96 million number against 843,147 number in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia and France?
10.11 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and France?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia and France rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 28th and France ranks 27th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.