Education — The budget of France · Qipu

Schools, universities, public research and vocational training.

166.0bn€

spent in 2024

The three families’ budgets for this mission, added up: a different cut from “What public spending pays for”.

Who pays for it, in 2024

State — schoolsMostly teachers’ pay, in public schools and state-contracted private ones.86.4bn€52%State — universities and researchUniversities and public research bodies.31.0bn€19%Towns and groups of towns — primary schoolsNursery and primary schools: buildings, canteens, after-school care.28.0bn€17%Regions — upper secondary schools and vocational trainingUpper secondary school buildings and staff, apprenticeships, adult training.12.8bn€8%Départements — middle schoolsBuildings, staff, school transport.7.8bn€5%

Estimate for towns, groups of towns and regions: their spending for the year, split by area as in the local finance observatory’s report.

Source: State budget outturn for 2024 (budget outturn act) ↗, Local finance observatory (OFGL), 2025 report ↗, Local finance observatory (OFGL), départements by function, 2024 ↗.