Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in France
France: Early leavers from education and training by citizenship was 7.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in France, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
France recorded 7.2 for early leavers from education and training by citizenship in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by citizenship in France peaked at 12.8 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.2, in 2025.
France ranks 25th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.3 | — |
| 2005 | 12.5 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 12.7 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 12.8 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 11.8 | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 12.4 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 12.7 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 12.3 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 11.8 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 9.7 | -17.8% |
| 2014 | 8.8 | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 9.2 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 8.8 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 8.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.7 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.2 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 8 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 7.8 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 7.6 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 7.6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.9 | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 7.2 | -8.9% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 7.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- France's 7.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.4, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.42 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.9 | 8.2 | 12.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.68 | 7.2 | 8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.97 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.8 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 457,956 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 43,533 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by citizenship in France?
- Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in France was 7.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8 in 2007.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2 in 2025.
- How does France rank for early leavers from education and training by citizenship?
- France ranks 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by citizenship rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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