Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in France, 2026
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2026 (year-to-date through 1 January 2026): Value (as of 1 January 2026) — 64.9 %. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — Eurostat.

Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2026: data as of 1 January 2026
- Value: 64.9 %
- Change vs 2025: +0.2 % (+0.31 %)
- Position in history: above the 29-year average (average — 62.3862 %)
- This is the maximum over the available series history (29 years)
- Series minimum — 60.2 % in 1998 (28 years ago)
- Value date: 1 January 2026
- Source: Eurostat
Dynamics over neighbouring years
| Year | Value, % |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 62.2 |
| 2018 | 62.1 |
| 2019 | 61.9 |
| 2020 | 61.3 |
| 2021 | 62.9 |
| 2022 | 63.3 |
| 2023 | 63.8 |
| 2024 | 63.9 |
| 2025 | 64.7 |
| 2026 | 64.9 |
Full history and interactive chart
Complete series for France — on the Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level page.
Other years
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2011
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2012
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2013
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2014
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2015
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2016
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2017
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2018
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2019
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2020
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2021
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2022
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2023
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2024
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2025