Education in Réunion, France: official figures
The share of adults aged 25 to 64 with a degree-level (tertiary) education was 26.8% in 2025, against 44.8% for France and 36.9% across the EU; 16th highest of 18 regions in France.
How many schools are there in Réunion?
Réunion had 545 nursery and primary schools and 95 collèges (lower secondary schools) in 2025, 1.1% 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 Réunion?
Upper secondary education in Réunion was offered by 38 general or technological lycées, 16 vocational lycées and 8 agricultural lycées in 2025.
Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copyHow many universities are there in Réunion?
Higher education in Réunion in 2025 included 8 university faculties (UFR), 2 university institutes and 4 engineering schools, plus 0 sites teaching BTS or grandes écoles preparatory classes.
Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copyHow many young people in Réunion leave school early?
The early school leaving rate was 13.2% in 2025 (18 to 24-year-olds with no upper secondary qualification who are not in education or training), against 7.2% for France as a whole and 9.1% across the EU; 3rd highest of 15 regions in France. In 2015 it was 18.7%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many young people in Réunion are NEET?
25.2% of young people aged 15 to 29 were neither in work nor in education or training (NEET) in 2025, against 12.9% for France as a whole and 11.0% across the EU; 3rd highest of 18 regions in France. In 2015 it was 30.6%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many adults in Réunion are in education or training?
12.1% of adults aged 25 to 64 had taken part in education or training in the previous four weeks in 2025, against 15.5% for France as a whole and 13.7% across the EU; 6th lowest of 18 regions in France. In 2015 it was 10.6%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many adults in Réunion have no qualifications?
34.0% of adults aged 25 to 64 had no qualification beyond lower secondary school in 2025, against 15.3% for France as a whole and 18.8% across the EU; 3rd highest of 18 regions in France. In 2015 it was 41.6%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat education do adults in Réunion have?
39.2% of adults aged 25 to 64 had an upper secondary or post-secondary (non-degree) education as their highest level in 2025, against 39.9% for France as a whole and 44.3% across the EU; 5th lowest of 18 regions in France. In 2015 it was 37.0%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many pupils and students are there in Réunion?
Schools in Réunion taught 72,735 primary pupils and 109,040 secondary pupils in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 239 apprenticeship training organisations operated in Réunion in 2025, together with 8 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 Réunion was delivered by 1 GRETA public adult-education network site and 4 agricultural continuing-training centres in 2025, alongside 2 business school or commerce training sites. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copy
- Students in Réunion had 9 university residences and 4 university restaurants in 2025. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copy
How Réunion compares with other regions
Nursery and primary schools per 10,000 residents (2025)
Réunion ranks 15 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Nursery and primary schools per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Pays de la Loire | 7.1 |
| 12 | Martinique | 6.9 |
| 13 | Brittany | 6.7 |
| 14 | French Guiana | 6.6 |
| 15 | Réunion | 6.2 |
| 16 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 6.0 |
| 17 | Ile de France | 5.6 |
Lycées (general, vocational, agricultural) per 100,000 residents (2025)
Réunion ranks 13 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Lycées (general, vocational, agricultural) per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Hauts-de-France | 7.3 |
| 11 | Occitanie | 7.2 |
| 12 | Grand Est | 7.1 |
| 13 | Réunion | 7.0 |
| 14 | Centre — Val de Loire | 6.8 |
| 15 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 6.8 |
| 16 | Ile de France | 6.4 |
Higher-education sites (UFR, university institutes, engineering schools, BTS/CPGE) (2025)
Réunion ranks 13 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Higher-education sites (UFR, university institutes, engineering schools, BTS/CPGE) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Normandy | 78 |
| 11 | Burgundy-Franche-Comté | 63 |
| 12 | Centre — Val de Loire | 48 |
| 13 | Réunion | 14 |
| 14 | Guadeloupe | 13 |
| 15 | Corsica | 8 |
| 16 | Martinique | 7 |
Early leavers from education and training (age 18-24) (2025)
Réunion ranks 3 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)
Réunion ranks 3 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)
Réunion ranks 13 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) in education or training in the last 4 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Burgundy-Franche-Comté | 13.3% |
| 11 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 13.2% |
| 12 | Grand Est | 12.8% |
| 13 | Réunion | 12.1% |
| 14 | Martinique | 9.3% |
| 15 | Guadeloupe | 8.5% |
| 16 | Corsica | 5.9% |
Adults (25-64) with at most lower secondary education (2025)
Réunion ranks 3 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)
Réunion ranks 14 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Occitanie | 41.3% |
| 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% |
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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 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…)
- 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 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…)
- 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 edat_lfse_16: Early leavers from education and training by sex and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c3cc66b98a4a…)
- 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…)
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