The French public budget › State · 2026
Education and research
Public schooling, research & higher education: the largest of the 10 areas in the State budget for 2026.
121.3bn€
voted for 2026 in the State budget (budget act)
Year by year
Spent in 2024117.4bn€
Spent in 2025118.3bn€
Voted for 2026121.3bn€
What it pays for, voted for 2026
Public schooling74%89.6bn€Research & higher education26%31.6bn€Source: 2024 actual spending (budget outturn act) ↗, 2025 actual spending (budget outturn act) ↗, 2026 budget act as passed ↗.