Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ in France
France: Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ was 26,351 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ in France, 1990–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
France recorded 26,351 millions for government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant ppp$ in 2022.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant ppp$ in France peaked at 26,415 millions in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11,715 millions, in 1990.
That places France 5th out of 146 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ in France, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,715 millions | — |
| 1991 | 12,166 millions | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 12,088 millions | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 14,228 millions | +17.7% |
| 1994 | 15,815 millions | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 16,918 millions | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 16,799 millions | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 26,415 millions | +57.2% |
| 2018 | 26,282 millions | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 26,148 millions | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 25,345 millions | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 25,959 millions | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 26,351 millions | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,247 millions | 11,715 millions | 16,918 millions | 7 |
| 2010s | 26,282 millions | 26,148 millions | 26,415 millions | 3 |
| 2020s | 25,885 millions | 25,345 millions | 26,351 millions | 3 |
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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 government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant ppp$ in France?
- Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant ppp$ in France was 26,351 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant ppp$ recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 26,415 millions in 2017.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant ppp$ recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,715 millions in 1990.
- How does France rank for government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant ppp$?
- France ranks 5th out of 146 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant ppp$ rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release