France - Public spending on education

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in France was 20.10 as of 1999. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 25.58 in 1974, while its lowest value was 18.85 in 1972.

Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 21.79
1971 20.81
1972 18.85
1973 18.89
1974 25.58
1975 25.33
1976 24.86
1977 24.60
1978 24.63
1979 24.54
1980 24.54
1981 24.31
1982 23.86
1983 22.80
1984 22.65
1985 22.21
1986 21.09
1987 21.01
1988 20.89
1989 20.52
1990 20.16
1991 19.15
1992 19.00
1993 20.01
1994 20.23
1995 19.67
1996 19.66
1999 20.10

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in France was 50.02 as of 1999. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 51.06 in 1993, while its lowest value was 42.97 in 1974.

Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 46.50
1971 51.02
1972 49.06
1973 49.17
1974 42.97
1975 43.97
1976 44.43
1977 44.60
1978 44.45
1979 44.43
1980 44.77
1981 45.44
1982 46.07
1983 45.72
1984 45.41
1985 45.67
1986 45.93
1987 46.11
1988 46.18
1989 46.36
1990 46.50
1991 46.73
1992 46.12
1993 51.06
1994 50.74
1995 50.30
1996 50.02
1999 50.02

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in France was 17.58 as of 1999. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 18.37 in 1970, while its lowest value was 13.35 in 1983.

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 18.37
1971 18.25
1972 17.38
1973 16.99
1974 15.01
1975 14.34
1976 14.10
1977 13.88
1978 13.89
1979 13.82
1980 13.44
1981 13.75
1982 13.54
1983 13.35
1984 13.63
1985 14.09
1986 14.33
1987 14.20
1988 14.38
1989 14.85
1990 15.28
1991 15.17
1992 15.85
1993 16.97
1994 16.77
1995 17.65
1996 18.15
1999 17.58

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in France was 9.72 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 11.51 in 1981, while its lowest value was 9.36 in 1987.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 11.51
1982 11.39
1983 10.72
1984 10.43
1985 10.06
1986 9.68
1987 9.36
1988 9.57
1989 9.48
1990 9.64
1991 10.01
1992 9.57
1993 10.43
1994 10.53
1995 10.95
1996 10.80
1998 10.75
2017 9.65
2018 9.72

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in France was 5.41 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 5.79 in 1995, while its lowest value was 3.17 in 1971.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 3.43
1971 3.17
1972 3.36
1973 3.23
1974 4.24
1975 4.43
1976 4.42
1977 4.44
1978 4.35
1979 4.28
1980 4.31
1981 4.73
1982 4.85
1983 4.85
1984 4.87
1985 4.85
1986 4.71
1987 4.62
1988 4.54
1989 4.46
1990 4.51
1991 4.84
1992 4.74
1993 5.43
1994 5.63
1995 5.79
1996 5.76
1998 5.69
2017 5.45
2018 5.41

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs