4.4 out of 10
Legal capacity can be fully removed, but people with intellectual disabilities are allowed to vote and stand for elections.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities live in smaller institutions, some live in larger institutions, few live in psychiatric hospitals. There is no plan to close larger institutions.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities live with their family, and they receive little support. Few live in their own place.
Most children with intellectual disabilities go to special schools, some go to mainstream schools. Few have no education.
Most people with intellectual disabilities have access to general healthcare, there is no easy-to-read information on healthcare available.
People with intellectual disabilities are represented in the national cross-disability organisation. Nous Aussi and Unapei do not receive funding for their advocacy work.
France European average
95% of parents fear for their daughter's or son's future when they are no longer there. 74% of parents feel they are not free to choose how to live their lives.
| Mainstream education | 4,500 |
|---|---|
| Special education | 8,600 |
| No education | 1,400 |
| Larger institutions | 311,700 |
| Smaller institutions | * |
| Small care homes | * |
| Psychiatric hospitals | * |
* Institution figures: No data available.
Data on France has been collected by Inclusion Europe by desk research. The indicator on employment has been left out as there was no data available, because of this the country average inclusion score might not be accurate.
These are the reported or estimated numbers of the country. In most cases, in reality, the numbers will be higher as the data is underreported or missing entirely.
5.3 out of 10
Legal capacity can be partially removed, but people with intellectual disabilities are allowed to vote and stand for elections. There is support available to make voting accessible for people with intellectual disabilities.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities live in smaller institutions and small care homes, some live in larger institutions, few live in psychiatric hospitals. There is a plan to close large institutions, but the government does not follow it.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities live with their family, and they receive little support. Few live in their own place. Disability benefits go to the family of a person with an intellectual disability. It is not accessible to arrange adequate housing and disability support for someone with an intellectual disability. There is a mechanism to assess quality of services.
Most children with intellectual disabilities go to special schools, some go to mainstream schools. Few have no education.
Most people with intellectual disabilities have access to general healthcare, there is no easy-to-read information on healthcare available.
People with intellectual disabilities are represented in the national cross-disability organisation. Nous Aussi and Unapei do not receive funding for advocacy work.
France European average
Guardianship judges can intervene in medical, legal and financial fields to protect the interests of the mandatary. The aim is to ensure that the individual with an intellectual disability has the information they need to understand. If they are unable to make these decisions, it is up to the guardianship judge to make them.
| Mainstream education | 4,500 |
|---|---|
| Special education | 8,600 |
| No education | 1,400 |
| Larger institutions | 311,700 |
| Smaller institutions | * |
| Small care homes | * |
| Psychiatric hospitals | * |
These are the reported or estimated numbers of the country. In most cases, in reality, the numbers will be higher as the data is underreported or missing entirely.
5.3 out of 10
Legal capacity can be partially removed, but people with intellectual disabilities are allowed to vote and stand for elections. There is some support available to make voting accessible.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities live in smaller institutions and small care homes. Some live in large institutions, few live in psychiatric hospitals. There is a plan to close large institutions, but the government does not follow it.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities live with their family, and they receive little support. Few live in their own place. Disability benefits go to the family of a person with an intellectual disability. There is a mechanism to assess quality of services.
Most children with intellectual disabilities go to special schools, some go to mainstream schools. Few have no education.
Most people with intellectual disabilities have access to general healthcare. There is no easy-to-read information on healthcare available.
People with intellectual disabilities are represented in the national cross-disability organisation, but there is no one with an intellectual disability on the board/council. Nous Aussi and Unapei do not receive funding for advocacy work.
France European average
Out of 3,603 children with disabilities surveyed, 13% have no school hours per week and 38% have between 0 and 6 hours of schooling per week. Despite the government's promises and ambitions, these figures reveal the limitations of a system under strain, where the elimination of specialised positions, recruitment difficulties, and insufficient training for teachers and AESH (accompanying educational and social staff) are hindering the stated objectives.
| Mainstream education | 4,500 |
|---|---|
| Special education | 8,600 |
| No education | 1,400 |
| Larger institutions | 311,700 |
| Smaller institutions | * |
| Small care homes | * |
| Psychiatric hospitals | * |
*Data is taken from 2023 as we did not receive new data in 2024 or 2025. France does not have a score for the Indicator on employment as we have no reliable data.
These are the reported or estimated numbers of the country. In most cases, in reality, the numbers will be higher as the data is underreported or missing entirely.