Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in France

France: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 19,142 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
19,142 number
Change on year
down 14.4%
World rank
26th
of 117 countries
All-time high
29,741 number
in 2010
All-time low
14,625 number
in 2000
Years of data
20
1999–2018

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in France, 1999–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k1999200820181999: 15.5k number2000: 14.6k number2001: 14.8k number2002: 15.3k number2003: 20.5k number2004: 17.9k number2005: 24.0k number2006: 23.1k number2007: 23.3k number2008: 23.3k number2009: 23.8k number2010: 29.7k number2011: 29.7k number2012: 29.4k number2013: 22.7k number2014: 21.5k number2015: 21.9k number2016: 22.5k number2017: 22.4k number2018: 19.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

France recorded 19,142 number for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2018.

That represents a change of down 14.4% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in France peaked at 29,741 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14,625 number, in 2000.

That places France 26th out of 117 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in France, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) in France, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 15,540 number
2000 14,625 number -5.9%
2001 14,804 number +1.2%
2002 15,320 number +3.5%
2003 20,532 number +34.0%
2004 17,901 number -12.8%
2005 23,960 number +33.8%
2006 23,095 number -3.6%
2007 23,286 number +0.8%
2008 23,282 number -0.0%
2009 23,843 number +2.4%
2010 29,741 number +24.7%
2011 29,712 number -0.1%
2012 29,408 number -1.0%
2013 22,707 number -22.8%
2014 21,539 number -5.1%
2015 21,855 number +1.5%
2016 22,512 number +3.0%
2017 22,357 number -0.7%
2018 19,142 number -14.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15,540 number 15,540 number 15,540 number 1
2000s 20,065 number 14,625 number 23,960 number 10
2010s 24,330 number 19,142 number 29,741 number 9

Countries ranked near France

  1. 23 Malaysia 24,459 number compare
  2. 24 New Zealand 21,768 number compare
  3. 25 Cameroon 19,300 number compare
  4. 27 Puerto Rico 17,043 number compare
  5. 28 Azerbaijan 16,767 number compare
  6. 29 Russian Federation 15,694 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in France?
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in France was 19,142 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 29,741 number in 2010.
What is the lowest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 14,625 number in 2000.
How does France rank for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
France ranks 26th out of 117 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 2,445 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions regardless of age.