Early leavers from education and training in France
7.2% of people aged 18 to 24 in France had left education early in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1993. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
The latest value carries the source flag “Definition differs”.
France, 2025
7.2%d (Definition differs)
Change from 2024
−0.7percentage points
European Union, 2025
9.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
7.4%
Position in 2025
19th of 34
Early leavers from education and training in France over time
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% of population aged 18 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.2%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 9.1% |
| 2024 | 7.9%bd (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata)) | 9.6% |
| 2023 | 7.6%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 9.6% |
| 2022 | 7.6%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 9.6% |
| 2021 | 7.8%bd (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata)) | 9.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 8.0% | 10.0% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | 10.1% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | 10.5% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | 10.5% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | 10.6% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | 11.0% |
| 2014 | 8.8%b (break in time series) | 11.1%b (break in time series) |
| 2013 | 9.7%b (break in time series) | 11.8% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | 12.6% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | 13.2% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | 13.8% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | 14.0% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | 14.3% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | 14.7% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | 15.2%b (break in time series) |
| 2005 | 12.5% | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | 16.0% |
| 2003 | 12.7%b (break in time series) | 16.4%b (break in time series) |
| 2002 | 13.4% | 16.9% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | – |
Flags: b break in time series; bd break in time series, definition differs (see metadata); d definition differs (see metadata) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 7.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 9.2%, the figure has changed by −2.0 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, France has the 19th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 9.1%.
More for France
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55.8%
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NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
12.9%d (Definition differs)
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Adult participation in learning
15.5%
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
12.6%
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Primary completion (UIS)
99.1%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
98.3%
2021 · UNESCO UIS