Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in France
France: Public expenditure on education by education level and programme was 0.6 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in France, 2012–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2023, public expenditure on education by education level and programme in France stood at 0.6. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public expenditure on education by education level and programme in France peaked at 0.7 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 2012.
That places France 16th out of 28 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.6 | — |
| 2013 | 0.7 | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6875 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.65 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 4 |
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 public expenditure on education by education level and programme in France?
- Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in France was 0.6 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7 in 2013.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2012.
- How does France rank for public expenditure on education by education level and programme?
- France ranks 16th out of 28 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public expenditure on education by education level and programme rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 Public expenditure on education by education level and programme orientation - as % of public expenditure or % of GNI. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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