Address
Unité française d'Eurydice
Ministère de l'Éducation
nationale, de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche
Direction de l’évaluation, de la prospective et de la
performance (DEPP)
Mission aux relations européennes et
internationales (MIREI)
61-65, rue Dutot
FR-75732 Paris Cedex 15
Tel: +33 1 55 55 67 63
E-Mail: deep.mirei@education.gov.fr
Website
http://www.education.gouv.fr
https://www.education.gouv.fr/eurydice-reseau-europeen-sur-les-systemes-educatifs-3182
In France, several actors participate in the financing of education: the State, local authorities, families and companies.
In 2019, total domestic expenditure on education was 161 billion euros, or 6.6% of national wealth (MENJS-DEPP, Note d'information n°20.35, 2020).
The State finances more than half of the DEE (57.3% in 2019, see NI n°20.35); salaries, charges and pensions account for three quarters of education expenditure. In 2009, this proportion was 57.4%, and has therefore not changed since.
Local and regional authorities finance 23.3% of DEE in 2019 (see NI no.20.35). They are responsible for investment and the physical operation of schools (public and private under contract), as well as the remuneration of non-teaching staff (ATOSS):
- the regions, for upper secondary schools (ISCED 3): general and technological lycées, vocational lycées and Établissements Régionaux d'Enseignement Adapté (EREA). The regions are also responsible for school transport expenditure, which until 2017 was the responsibility of the départements;
- the départements, for ISCED level 2, lower secondary schools (collèges). 5.9 billion, or 3.7% of the DEE;
- municipalities, for primary schools (nursery and primary, ISCED 1). 20.1 billion, or 12.5% of the DEE.
Households finance, in 2019, 7.8% of domestic expenditure on education (see NI No 20.35). Textbooks are free of charge in schools and collèges.
Businesses contribute 8.4% of domestic education expenditure in 2019, mainly through the apprenticeship tax and their expenditure on continuing education.