The French public budget › Public schooling · State · 2026
Public primary school education
Elementary teaching, pre-primary education, special educational needs…: the 2nd largest of the 6 parts of “Public schooling”.
27.9bn€
voted for 2026 in the State budget (budget act)
Year by year
Spent in 202426.7bn€
Spent in 202527.4bn€
Voted for 202627.9bn€
What it pays for, planned in the draft budget for 2025
Elementary teaching49%13.5bn€
Pre-primary education24%6.6bn€
Special educational needs8%2.3bn€
Substitute teachers8%2.3bn€
Pedagogical leadership6%1.6bn€
Training of teaching staff4%1.0bn€
Staff in miscellaneous situations< 1%128M€
Source: 2024 actual spending (budget outturn act) ↗, 2025 actual spending (budget outturn act) ↗, 2026 budget act as passed ↗, State budget bill for 2025 (data.economie.gouv.fr) ↗.