Trends in France for achieving the Agenda 2030 sustainable development goals (SDG)

SDG4 – Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Early leavers from education and training (young people aged 18-24)
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-1.1 points from 2018 to 2023

7.6%
Favourable
Chart data: Early leavers from education and training (young people aged 18-24)
Year Value
2018 8,70
2019 8,20
2020 8,00
2021 7,80
2022 7,60
2023 7,60

Note: provisional 2020 to 2023 data


Digital skills: people who have not used the Internet in the preceding 3 months
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+0 point from 2021 to 2023

10%
Moderately favourable
Chart data: Digital skills: people who have not used the Internet in the preceding 3 months
Year Value
2021 10,00
2023 10,00

Schools implementing a comprehensive Education for Sustainable Development approach
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+84.4% from 2021 to 2024

14,198
Moderately favourable
Chart data: Schools implementing a comprehensive Education for Sustainable Development approach
Year Value
2021 7 700,00
2022 10 000,00
2023 12 500,00
2024 14 198,00

Participation rate of young people and adults, who have left initial education, in education and training
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-0.2 point from 2016 to 2022

50.6%
Moderately unfavourable
Chart data: Participation rate of young people and adults, who have left initial education, in education and training
Year Value
2016 50,80
2022 50,60

Young people at age 15 achieving at least minimum proficiency in reading
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-5.9 points from 2018 to 2022

73.2%
Unfavourable
Chart data: Young people at age 15 achieving at least minimum proficiency in reading
Year Value
2018 79,10
2022 73,20

Young people at age 15 achieving at least minimum proficiency in mathematics
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-7.5 points from 2018 to 2022

71.2%
Unfavourable
Chart data: Young people at age 15 achieving at least minimum proficiency in mathematics
Year Value
2018 78,70
2022 71,20

Source: INSEE, Dashboard of national indicators for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals – published February 2025. Statistics processed by SDES (ministerial Statistical Data and Studies Department) - Only available in French. (Insee, Tableau de bord des indicateurs pour le suivi national des objectifs de développement durable - paru en février 2025. Traitements SDES)

*Change: since the latest available value, change over a period of 5 years (longer or shorter depending on data availability).

**Latest value: value corresponding to the last year of the trend graph.

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