Tertiary education participation in France
France: Tertiary education participation was 2,296 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
2,296
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
4th
of 35 countries
All-time high
2,296
in 2012
All-time low
2,012
in 1999
Years of data
15
1998–2012
Tertiary education participation in France, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
France recorded 2,296 for tertiary education participation in 2012. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education participation in France peaked at 2,296 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,012, in 1999.
France ranks 4th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,020 | 2,012 | 2,027 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,126 | 2,015 | 2,201 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,267 | 2,245 | 2,296 | 3 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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. average years of schooling 1.64 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education participation in France?
- Tertiary education participation in France was 2,296 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tertiary education participation recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2,296 in 2012.
- What is the lowest tertiary education participation recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,012 in 1999.
- How does France rank for tertiary education participation?
- France ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tertiary education participation rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tertiary education participation (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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