France vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
France
41.4%
in 2024
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
34.0%
in 2024
France rank
37th
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank
40th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- France
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
How they compare
France currently reports 41.4% against 34.0% in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), a difference of 7.4%.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was France ahead.
France ranks 37th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 40th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.8% | 36.1% | 20.7% | France |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 36.8% | 14.5% | France |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 49.5% | 7.6% | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 38.7% | 1.8% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, France or WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- France, at 41.4% against 34.0% in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between France and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- 7.4%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do France and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- France ranks 37th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 40th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release