Education in Mayotte, France: official figures
The share of adults aged 25 to 64 with a degree-level (tertiary) education was 11.5% in 2025, against 44.8% for France and 36.9% across the EU; the lowest of 18 regions in France.
How many schools are there in Mayotte?
Mayotte had 248 nursery and primary schools and 25 collèges (lower secondary schools) in 2025, 0.5% of the country's primary schools.
Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copyHow many high schools (lycées) are there in Mayotte?
Upper secondary education in Mayotte was offered by 10 general or technological lycées, 1 vocational lycée and 4 agricultural lycées in 2025.
Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copyHow many universities are there in Mayotte?
Higher education in Mayotte in 2025 included 0 university faculties (UFR), 0 university institutes and 0 engineering schools, plus 1 site teaching BTS or grandes écoles preparatory classes.
Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copyHow many young people in Mayotte leave school early?
The early school leaving rate was 38.9% in 2025 (18 to 24-year-olds with no upper secondary qualification who are not in education or training) (France: 7.2%; EU: 9.1%); the highest of 15 regions in France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many young people in Mayotte are NEET?
In 2025, 47.2% of 15 to 29-year-olds were not in employment, education or training (France: 12.9%; EU: 11.0%); the highest of 18 regions in France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many adults in Mayotte are in education or training?
2.6% of adults aged 25 to 64 had taken part in education or training in the previous four weeks in 2025 (France: 15.5%; EU: 13.7%); the lowest of 18 regions in France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many adults in Mayotte have no qualifications?
72.2% of adults aged 25 to 64 had no qualification beyond lower secondary school in 2025 (France: 15.3%; EU: 18.8%); the highest of 18 regions in France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat education do adults in Mayotte have?
16.3% of adults aged 25 to 64 had an upper secondary or post-secondary (non-degree) education as their highest level in 2025 (France: 39.9%; EU: 44.3%); the lowest of 18 regions in France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many pupils and students are there in Mayotte?
Schools in Mayotte taught 42,104 primary pupils and 51,360 secondary pupils in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 31 apprenticeship training organisations operated in Mayotte in 2025, together with 2 schools for health and social-care professions. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copy
- Adult and continuing education in Mayotte was delivered by 1 GRETA public adult-education network site and 1 agricultural continuing-training centre in 2025, alongside 0 business school or commerce training sites. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copy
How Mayotte compares with other regions
Higher-education sites (UFR, university institutes, engineering schools, BTS/CPGE) (2025)
Mayotte ranks 18 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Higher-education sites (UFR, university institutes, engineering schools, BTS/CPGE) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Centre — Val de Loire | 48 |
| 13 | Réunion | 14 |
| 14 | Guadeloupe | 13 |
| 15 | Corsica | 8 |
| 16 | Martinique | 7 |
| 17 | French Guiana | 4 |
| 18 | Mayotte | 1 |
Early leavers from education and training (age 18-24) (2025)
Mayotte ranks 1 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Early leavers from education and training (age 18-24) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayotte | 38.9% |
| 2 | French Guiana | 25.5% |
| 3 | Réunion | 13.2% |
| 4 | Normandy | 12.1% |
| 5 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 9.2% |
| 6 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 8.2% |
| 7 | Grand Est | 7.9% |
Young people (15-29) not in employment, education or training (2025)
Mayotte ranks 1 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Young people (15-29) not in employment, education or training |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayotte | 47.2% |
| 2 | French Guiana | 31.9% |
| 3 | Réunion | 25.2% |
| 4 | Martinique | 24.2% |
| 5 | Guadeloupe | 22.2% |
| 6 | Hauts-de-France | 14.3% |
| 7 | Pays de la Loire | 13.6% |
Adults (25-64) in education or training in the last 4 weeks (2025)
Mayotte ranks 18 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) in education or training in the last 4 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Grand Est | 12.8% |
| 13 | Réunion | 12.1% |
| 14 | Martinique | 9.3% |
| 15 | Guadeloupe | 8.5% |
| 16 | Corsica | 5.9% |
| 17 | French Guiana | 5.8% |
| 18 | Mayotte | 2.6% |
Adults (25-64) with at most lower secondary education (2025)
Mayotte ranks 1 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) with at most lower secondary education |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayotte | 72.2% |
| 2 | French Guiana | 45.7% |
| 3 | Réunion | 34.0% |
| 4 | Guadeloupe | 33.4% |
| 5 | Martinique | 26.5% |
| 6 | Corsica | 22.5% |
| 7 | Burgundy-Franche-Comté | 18.0% |
Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary (2025)
Mayotte ranks 18 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 40.1% |
| 13 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 39.5% |
| 14 | Réunion | 39.2% |
| 15 | Guadeloupe | 37.9% |
| 16 | French Guiana | 32.6% |
| 17 | Ile de France | 26.4% |
| 18 | Mayotte | 16.3% |
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_04: Adults (25-64) with a degree-level education, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6ff9f4bfff72…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_22: Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1467a7225373…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset trng_lfse_04: Participation rate of adults in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 42ceced85786…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_16: Early leavers from education and training by sex and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c3cc66b98a4a…)
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE): Base permanente des équipements 2025: number of facilities by type, region level (DS_BPE), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6062a759ccbb…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset educ_uoe_enra11: Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 20b6224cca4f…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_04: Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 63810622cd71…)
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