France vs OECD members: Secondary education, general pupils

France
4.98 million
in 2017
OECD members
88.70 million
in 2018
France rank
19th
OECD members rank
16th

Secondary education, general pupils over time

  • France
  • OECD members
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 88.70 million against 4.98 million in France, a difference of 83.72 million.

That makes OECD members's figure about 17.8 times France's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

France ranks 19th and OECD members ranks 16th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 3.85 million 69.38 million 65.53 million OECD members
1980s 3.98 million 77.16 million 73.18 million OECD members
1990s 4.33 million 78.29 million 73.96 million OECD members
2000s 4.54 million 86.21 million 81.67 million OECD members
2010s 4.83 million 87.84 million 83.01 million OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, France or OECD members?
OECD members, at 88.70 million against 4.98 million in France as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils between France and OECD members?
83.72 million, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and OECD members?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do France and OECD members rank globally for secondary education, general pupils?
France ranks 19th and OECD members ranks 16th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, general pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.