Proportion of total government spending on essential services in France
France: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 9.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
9.1%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
142nd
of 170 countries
All-time high
9.7%
in 2019
All-time low
9.1%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in France, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
France recorded 9.1% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
That places France 142nd out of 170 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5% | — |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.6% | 9.5% | 9.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.2% | 3 |
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 proportion of total government spending on essential services in France?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in France was 9.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2021.
- How does France rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- France ranks 142nd out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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