Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in France
France: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female was 1.43 million number in 2018. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in France, 1979β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
France recorded 1.43 million number for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in France peaked at 1.43 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 488,509 number, in 1980.
France ranks 16th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 493,329 number | 493,329 number | 493,329 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 625,758 number | 488,509 number | 777,815 number | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.05 million number | 834,267 number | 1.15 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.22 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 million number | 1.23 million number | 1.43 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 229,471 (2013)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in France?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in France was 1.43 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 488,509 number in 1980.
- How does France rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- France ranks 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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 tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.