Pupil life — Public schooling · Budget

School life and education for responsibility, school inclusion of pupils with disabilities, social action…: the 4th largest of the 6 parts of “Public schooling”.

8.1bn€

voted for 2026 in the State budget (budget act)

2% of the State budget voted for 2026

Year by year

Spent in 20247.9bn€

Spent in 20257.9bn€

Voted for 20268.1bn€

What it pays for, planned in the draft budget for 2025

School life and education for responsibility37%3.0bn€

School inclusion of pupils with disabilities37%3.0bn€

Social action13%1.1bn€

School health9%733M€

Educational activities complementing classroom teaching2%186M€

Boarding school policy and State-funded schools1%87M€

Schooling from age 3< 1%45M€

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) ↗.