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The ESL Situation in France
Maša Vidmar and Tina Vršnik Perše
Synopsis
The ESL rate in France has been below the Europe 2020 target of
10% since 2013, yet regional and subgroup differences remain. Since
November 2014 France has had a comprehensive strategy to tackle
ESL that provides for the establishment of multi-professional ESL-
prevention groups in all secondary schools. The involvement of
teachers in these groups is underway.
Summary
According to the latest Eurostat data, the early school leaving (ESL)
rate in France was 9.3% in 2015, namely below both the Europe 2020
target of 10% and the national target of 9.5%. The trends show a steady
decline over the years. However, large discrepancies between regions
and subgroups remain (the ESL rate is higher for males than females
and for foreign-born compared to native-born). Beside Eurostat’s
definition of ESLer, France also collects data in accordance with its
national definition. The issue of ESL has received much political at-
tention in the last decade. In recent years, numerous measures have
been put in place, but lacking national/systemic coordination. An
attempt to overcome this resulted in the national strategy to tack-
le ESL (Tous mobilisés contre le décrochage – Together against ear-
ly school leaving) approved in November 2014 that put a greater fo-
cus on prevention (traditionally compensation measures have been
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The ESL Situation in France
Maša Vidmar and Tina Vršnik Perše
Synopsis
The ESL rate in France has been below the Europe 2020 target of
10% since 2013, yet regional and subgroup differences remain. Since
November 2014 France has had a comprehensive strategy to tackle
ESL that provides for the establishment of multi-professional ESL-
prevention groups in all secondary schools. The involvement of
teachers in these groups is underway.
Summary
According to the latest Eurostat data, the early school leaving (ESL)
rate in France was 9.3% in 2015, namely below both the Europe 2020
target of 10% and the national target of 9.5%. The trends show a steady
decline over the years. However, large discrepancies between regions
and subgroups remain (the ESL rate is higher for males than females
and for foreign-born compared to native-born). Beside Eurostat’s
definition of ESLer, France also collects data in accordance with its
national definition. The issue of ESL has received much political at-
tention in the last decade. In recent years, numerous measures have
been put in place, but lacking national/systemic coordination. An
attempt to overcome this resulted in the national strategy to tack-
le ESL (Tous mobilisés contre le décrochage – Together against ear-
ly school leaving) approved in November 2014 that put a greater fo-
cus on prevention (traditionally compensation measures have been
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