France vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

France
5.84 million number
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5.25 million number
in 2020
France rank
24th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
26th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

France currently reports 5.84 million number against 5.25 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 590,700 number.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.

France ranks 24th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 26th of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 5.91 million number 5.98 million number 76,320 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 5.97 million number 6.04 million number 68,433 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 5.40 million number 4.95 million number 455,060 number France
2000s 5.62 million number 5.40 million number 219,382 number France
2010s 5.72 million number 5.20 million number 522,479 number France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, France or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
France, at 5.84 million number against 5.25 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
590,700 number, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
France ranks 24th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 26th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.