Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in France
France: Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ was 15,281 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
15,281
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
13th
of 95 countries
All-time high
16,250
in 2019
All-time low
15,281
in 2022
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in France, 2017–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
France recorded 15,281 for initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
France ranks 13th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16,177 | — |
| 2018 | 16,168 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 16,250 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 15,485 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 15,555 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 15,281 | -1.8% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 15,281 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,515, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- France's 15,281 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,870, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16,198 | 16,168 | 16,250 | 3 |
| 2020s | 15,440 | 15,281 | 15,555 | 3 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.97 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.8 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 457,956 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 43,533 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in France?
- Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in France was 15,281 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 16,250 in 2019.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,281 in 2022.
- How does France rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$?
- France ranks 13th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release