This section provides the most recent available data on the number of educational institutions from pre-primary to upper secondary education levels (ISCED levels 0-3). Statistics on numbers and characteristics of higher education institutions can be found in the European Tertiary Education Register. A general overview of the categories of institutions providing publicly-subsidised adult education and training can be found in the chapter on adult education. The notes below the tables provide methodological explanations necessary for a good interpretation of data.
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Type of educational institution in English (and in national language) |
ISCED levels provided | Main orientation of the programmes provided | Number of educational institutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total |
Public | Government-dependent private | Private independent | |||
|
Preprimary school (École maternelle) |
0 |
(-) |
14 058 |
13 881 |
(:) | (:) |
|
Elementary school (École élémentaire) |
0 |
(-) |
16 280 |
15 966 |
(:) | (:) |
|
Primary school (École primaire) |
0, 1 |
(-) |
20 154 |
15 055 |
(:) | (:) |
|
Middle school (Collège) |
2 |
G |
7 197 |
5 290 |
1 662 |
245 |
|
General and technological high school (Lycée général et technologique) |
3 |
G |
2 646 |
1 612 |
874 |
188 |
|
Vocational high school (Lycée professionnel) |
3 |
V |
1 399 |
819 |
359 |
241 |
|
Apprentice training centre (Centre de formation des apprentis – CFA) |
3 |
V |
936 |
(:) |
(:) | (:) |
|
Source: Repères et références statistiques 2019, Ministère de l’éducation nationale et de la jeunesse, 2019 (last accessed on September 25th, 2019) |
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| G= General | V= Vocational | |||||
| (:) Data not available | (-) Not applicable | |||||
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Terminology |
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Notes :
Note 1: In private pre-primary and primary education, the data do not distinguish between government-dependent and independent institutions. Therefore, it is not possible to provide such data. Out of the non-public educational institutions that provide only ISCED level 0 (pre-primary schools), only ISCED level 1 (elementary schools) or both ISCED level 0 and 1 (primary schools):
- 4,714 are government-dependent and 876 are independent private
- there are 177 preprimary schools and 314 elementary schools. All the remaining ones are “Écoles primaires”, which cover both pre-primary and primary education.
Note 2: The available data do not make it possible to distinguish Apprentice training centre according to public or private governance.
Note 3: ISCED 4 training is not presented here because it does not constitute institutions as such in France. These courses can be followed remotely or face-to-face, and are organized by higher education institutions. Moreover, the ISCED 4 level in France is marginal in terms of student population (34,600 students in 2017, compared to 2,704,900 for ISCED level 3).
Note 4: The data presented on this page is counted using the "legal entity approach".
| Type of educational institution in English and (in national language) | ISCED levels provided | Main orientation of the programmes provided | Number of educational institutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total |
Public | Government-dependent institutions | Private independent | |||
|
Regional adapted teaching institutions (Établissement régional d'enseignement adapté) |
2, 3 | G, V | 79 | 78 | (:) | (:) |
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Source: Repères et références statistiques 2019, Ministère de l’éducation nationale et de la jeunesse, 2019 (last accessed on September 25th, 2019) |
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| G= General | V= Vocational | |||||
| (:) Data not available | (-) Not applicable | |||||
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Terminology |
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Note 1: see Établissement régional d'enseignement adapté in glossary for more information. These institutions always provide both General and Vocational education.
Note 2: Data of EREAs is not available according to the type of private institution. There is only one private institution among such schools.
Note 3: The data presented on this page is counted using the "legal entity approach".