Regions of France (NUTS 2) by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24

Guyane had the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 of 26 regions in 2016, at 35.6%. Bretagne had the lowest, at 3.7%. The median was 8.2% and the figure for France was 8.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest35.6Guyane

Lowest3.7Bretagne

Median8.226 regions

France8.8History

All regions, 2016

%. Source: Eurostat, Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2016 (%)	Change on 2015
1	Guyane	35.6	+0.3 pts
2	La Réunion	19.2	+0.5 pts
3	Guadeloupe Low reliability	18.3	+3 pts
4	Martinique Low reliability	15	+1.1 pts
5	Poitou-Charentes	13.5	+7.1 pts
6	Nord-Pas de Calais	12.2	+0.2 pts
7	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	11.9	+1 pts
8	Champagne-Ardenne	11.6	-1.7 pts
9	Picardie	11.2	-2.1 pts
10	Franche-Comté Low reliability	10.2	-2.9 pts
11	Languedoc-Roussillon	10.1	-0.8 pts
12	Lorraine	8.4	-1 pts
12	Midi-Pyrénées	8.4	+1.8 pts
14	Haute-Normandie	8	+0.6 pts
15	Pays de la Loire	7.9	+0.9 pts
16	Rhône-Alpes	7.8	-0.7 pts
17	Ile-de-France	7.7	-1.1 pts
18	Alsace	7.4	-1.2 pts
19	Bourgogne Low reliability	7	+0.5 pts
19	Centre - Val de Loire	7	0 pts
21	Basse-Normandie Low reliability	6.9	-1.9 pts
21	Corse Low reliability	6.9	-21.8 pts
23	Auvergne Low reliability	6.6	-0.5 pts
24	Aquitaine	5.8	-0.2 pts
25	Limousin Low reliability	5.1	-4.6 pts
26	Bretagne Low reliability	3.7	-2.3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 18 to 24 who have completed lower secondary education at most (ISCED 2011 levels 0 to 2) and received no formal or non-formal education or training in the four weeks before the survey, as a percentage of all people aged 18 to 24 (EU Labour Force Survey).

A survey measure, not a dropout count from school records. The EU target is below 9% by 2030.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 1 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2016 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16) (Regions of France (NUTS 2) by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table

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Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2016. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/early-leavers-education-training/france-regions?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16). Regions of France (NUTS 2) by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/early-leavers-education-training/france-regions?period=2016.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/early-leavers-education-training/france-regions?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat\_lfse\_16): Regions of France (NUTS 2) by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2016}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/early-leavers-education-training/france-regions?period=2016. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat\_lfse\_16). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat\_lfse\_16/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which region has the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24?

Guyane, with 35.6% in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24?

Bretagne, with 3.7% in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 regions have no value for 2016 and are not ranked.