Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ in France
France: Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ was 46,921 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ in France, 1990–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
France recorded 46,921 millions for government expenditure on primary education, constant ppp$ in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education, constant ppp$ in France peaked at 46,921 millions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22,333 millions, in 1990.
That places France 9th out of 136 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 primary education, constant PPP$ in France, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22,333 millions | — |
| 1991 | 23,006 millions | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 22,670 millions | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 27,218 millions | +20.1% |
| 1994 | 29,185 millions | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 29,810 millions | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 30,058 millions | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 43,484 millions | +44.7% |
| 2018 | 44,366 millions | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 45,653 millions | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 44,938 millions | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 45,881 millions | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 46,921 millions | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,326 millions | 22,333 millions | 30,058 millions | 7 |
| 2010s | 44,501 millions | 43,484 millions | 45,653 millions | 3 |
| 2020s | 45,913 millions | 44,938 millions | 46,921 millions | 3 |
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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 government expenditure on primary education, constant ppp$ in France?
- Government expenditure on primary education, constant ppp$ in France was 46,921 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education, constant ppp$ recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 46,921 millions in 2022.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education, constant ppp$ recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,333 millions in 1990.
- How does France rank for government expenditure on primary education, constant ppp$?
- France ranks 9th out of 136 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on primary education, constant ppp$ rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 primary education, constant PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release