France vs Germany: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

France
3.87 million number
in 2018
Germany
4.45 million number
in 2018
France rank
26th
Germany rank
23rd

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • France
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 4.45 million number against 3.87 million number in France, a difference of 574,250 number.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times France's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

France ranks 26th and Germany ranks 23rd of 203 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Germany Difference Ahead
1970s 4.23 million number 5.32 million number 1.09 million number Germany
1980s 4.31 million number 6.47 million number 2.16 million number Germany
1990s 4.10 million number 5.12 million number 1.02 million number Germany
2000s 4.06 million number 4.67 million number 602,871 number Germany
2010s 3.92 million number 4.53 million number 600,521 number Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, France or Germany?
Germany, at 4.45 million number against 3.87 million number in France as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between France and Germany?
574,250 number, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do France and Germany rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
France ranks 26th and Germany ranks 23rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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