Out-of-school youth in France
In France, 4.5% of young people of upper secondary school age were not in school in 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “National estimate”.
France, 2024
4.5%nat_est (National estimate)
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
7.6%
Out-of-school youth in France over time
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% of youth of upper secondary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
Flags: nat_est National estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 4.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 6.1%, the figure has changed by −1.7 percentage points.
More for France
All statistics for France
Out-of-school adolescents
0.1%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
12.9%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
55.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
7.2%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
15.5%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
12.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT