Improving education outcomes is vital for achieving convergence with GDP per capita levels in Western European … countries and for reducing income inequality. While some education outcomes are favourable, such as the low secondary …-school drop-out rate, others have room for improvement: education achievement is below the OECD average and strongly influenced by …

The French education system has a mixed record. A generally very successful pre-school and primary school level … contrasts with underfunded public universities with high dropout rates which exist alongside very successful higher education … institutions for elites. Initial education, especially secondary education and the universities, along with labour market policies …