Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in France
France: Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 69.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in France, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in France is 69.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in France peaked at 69.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 2012.
France ranks 33rd of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 60.4% | — |
| 2000 | 61.7% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 62.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 62.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 63.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 62.9% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 63.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 63.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 64.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 63.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 63.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 46.6% | -26.5% |
| 2013 | 63.5% | +36.3% |
| 2014 | 63.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 63.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 64.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 65.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 65.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 68.1% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 68.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 68.8% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 69.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.4% | 60.4% | 60.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 61.7% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 46.6% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 65.2% | 69.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More work & labour data for France
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.028 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0507 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3323 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 62,374 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,235 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,191 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 33,294 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 68,485 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in France?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in France was 69.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 2012.
- How does France rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- France ranks 33rd out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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