Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in France
France: Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student was 8,493 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in France, 2012–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2023, annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in France stood at 8,493. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in France peaked at 8,493 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,700, in 2012.
France ranks 12th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5,700 | — |
| 2013 | 6,146 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 6,245 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 6,357 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 6,488 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 6,816 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 6,921 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 7,054 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 7,091 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 7,543 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 8,018 | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 8,493 | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,466 | 5,700 | 7,054 | 8 |
| 2020s | 7,786 | 7,091 | 8,493 | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,471 (2013)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in France?
- Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in France was 8,493 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 8,493 in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,700 in 2012.
- How does France rank for annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student?
- France ranks 12th out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student based on FTE, by education level and programme orientation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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