Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in France
France: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa was 99,488 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in France, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
France recorded 99,488 number for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 111.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in France peaked at 99,488 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 45,780 number, in 2004.
That places France 6th out of 205 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,903 number | 46,119 number | 47,687 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 51,595 number | 45,780 number | 56,709 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,587 number | 57,430 number | 99,488 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near France
- 3 Germany 122,538 number compare
- 4 Vietnam 108,527 number compare
- 5 South Korea 101,774 number compare
- 7 United States 84,349 number compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 83,503 number compare
- 9 Nepal 81,917 number compare
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 total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in France?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in France was 99,488 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 99,488 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,780 number in 2004.
- How does France rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa?
- France ranks 6th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.7%. 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 Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.