France vs Russian Federation: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

France
2.50 million number
in 2019
Russian Federation
2.79 million number
in 2020
France rank
25th
Russian Federation rank
22nd

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • France
  • Russian Federation
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 2.79 million number against 2.50 million number in France, a difference of 295,720 number.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times France's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

France ranks 25th and Russian Federation ranks 22nd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1970s 2.52 million number 5.04 million number 2.52 million number Russian Federation
1980s 2.59 million number 3.95 million number 1.35 million number Russian Federation
1990s 2.34 million number 4.36 million number 2.02 million number Russian Federation
2000s 2.45 million number 4.77 million number 2.33 million number Russian Federation
2010s 2.44 million number 2.87 million number 430,965 number Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, France or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 2.79 million number against 2.50 million number in France as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between France and Russian Federation?
295,720 number, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Russian Federation?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do France and Russian Federation rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
France ranks 25th and Russian Federation ranks 22nd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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