Funding of education in France
France: Funding of education was 71.6 in 2011. ▼ Falling
Latest (2011)
71.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 31 countries
All-time high
77.5
in 2001
All-time low
71.5
in 2009
Years of data
13
1999–2011
Funding of education in France, 1999–2011
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2011, funding of education in France stood at 71.6.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, funding of education in France peaked at 77.5 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 71.5, in 2009.
That places France 17th out of 31 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Funding of education in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 74.7 | — |
| 2000 | 77.3 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 77.5 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 77.2 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 77.1 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 76.6 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 76.4 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 76.5 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 72 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 71.8 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 71.5 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 71.6 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 71.6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.7 | 74.7 | 74.7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.39 | 71.5 | 77.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.6 | 71.6 | 71.6 | 2 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is funding of education in France?
- Funding of education in France was 71.6 in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest funding of education recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5 in 2001.
- What is the lowest funding of education recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5 in 2009.
- How does France rank for funding of education?
- France ranks 17th out of 31 countries with data for 2011.
- Is funding of education rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Funding of education (1995-2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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