The French public budget › Local authorities · Départements · 2024
Education, training & apprenticeship
Secondary education, shared services, higher, vocational and continuing education…: the 4th largest of the 9 areas of départements in 2024.
8.7bn€
spent in 2024 (estimate)
What it pays for, in 2024
Secondary education84%7.3bn€
Shared services10%831M€
Higher, vocational and continuing education3%256M€
Other ancillary education services2%193M€
Primary education1%108M€
Estimated amount: local authorities’ 2024 spending (Eurostat, government accounts 2024 ↗), split according to: Local finance observatory (OFGL), 2025 accounts ↗, Local finance observatory (OFGL), 2025 report ↗.