In France, 15 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people with lower secondary education or less had a paid job in 2019, compared to 50 percent of LGBTQI people with upper secondary education, and nearly 60 percent of people with tertiary education.
In addition, about a quarter of LGBTQI individuals with upper secondary or tertiary education were students, compared to 60 percent among those with lower secondary education.
Working status of LGBTQI people in France in 2019, by education level
Characteristic
Student or pupil
In paid work (including on paternity or other temporary leave)
Unemployed
Self-employed
Unable to work due to long-standing health problems
Other, e.g. unpaid voluntary work, domestic tasks or compulsory military or civilian service
Percentage points exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
Date of release refers to most recent date of access.
The source adds the following information: 'The LGB categories cover respondents who self-identified as lesbian women, gay men, bisexual women or men, with the exception of those respondents who also identified as trans or intersex, as they are included in the trans and intersex categories, respectively.'
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Fundamental Rights Agency. (May 16, 2023). Working status of LGBTQI people in France in 2019, by education level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384722/working-status-lgbtqi-people-france-education-level/
Fundamental Rights Agency. "Working status of LGBTQI people in France in 2019, by education level." Chart. May 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384722/working-status-lgbtqi-people-france-education-level/
Fundamental Rights Agency. (2023). Working status of LGBTQI people in France in 2019, by education level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384722/working-status-lgbtqi-people-france-education-level/
Fundamental Rights Agency. "Working Status of Lgbtqi People in France in 2019, by Education Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384722/working-status-lgbtqi-people-france-education-level/
Fundamental Rights Agency, Working status of LGBTQI people in France in 2019, by education level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384722/working-status-lgbtqi-people-france-education-level/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Working status of LGBTQI people in France in 2019, by education level [Graph], Fundamental Rights Agency, May 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384722/working-status-lgbtqi-people-france-education-level/
