Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in France
France: Early leavers from education and training by citizenship was 7.2 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in France, 2004β2025
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 20th of 35 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.
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
- 17 Luxembourg 7.8 compare
- 18 Netherlands 7.4 compare
- 19 Belgium 7.3 compare
- 21 Slovak Republic 6.8 compare
- 22 Sweden 6.7 compare
- 23 Czechia 6.1 compare
- 23 Portugal 6.1 compare
More education data for France
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,471 (2013)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2013)
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 20th out of 35 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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