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Spending per student, primary to tertiary in France

Spending per student, primary to tertiary in France was 16,800 USD at PPP in 2023, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 7.1% from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 22 EU countries in 2022.

2023, USD at PPP16,800
Change on 2022+7.1%
Rank9th of 22EU countries ranked
Series high16,8002023
Series low8,1052005

Spending per student, primary to tertiary in France, 2005 to 2023

8,00010K12K14K16K18K2005201020132016201920232005: 8,105 USD at PPP2008: 9,515 USD at PPP2009: 9,976 USD at PPP2010: 10,220 USD at PPP2011: 10,373 USD at PPP2012: 10,450 USD at PPP2013: 11,002 USD at PPP2014: 11,150 USD at PPP2015: 11,178 USD at PPP2016: 11,577 USD at PPP2017: 12,022 USD at PPP2018: 12,452 USD at PPP2019: 13,653 USD at PPP2020: 13,883 USD at PPP2021: 14,422 USD at PPP2022: 15,691 USD at PPP2023: 16,800 USD at PPP
USD at PPP. Source: OECD, OECD Education at a Glance: total expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent student, primary to tertiary, US dollars at current prices and PPPs (DSD_EAG_UOE_FIN@DF_UOE_INDIC_FIN_PERSTUD). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-12.
All 17 values
PeriodUSD at PPP
202316,800
202215,691
202114,422
202013,883
201913,653
201812,452
201712,022
201611,577
201511,178
201411,150
201311,002
201210,450
201110,373
201010,220
20099,976
20089,515
20058,105

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Definition

Total expenditure on educational institutions from public, private and international sources per full-time equivalent student, primary to tertiary education (ISCED 2011 levels 1 to 8), in US dollars at current prices converted with purchasing power parities for GDP.

Includes research and development spending at universities. Countries do not report every year, and the latest year usually lags by about three years.

How to cite

OECD. OECD Education at a Glance: total expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent student, primary to tertiary, US dollars at current prices and PPPs (DSD_EAG_UOE_FIN@DF_UOE_INDIC_FIN_PERSTUD). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EAG_UOE_FIN%40DF_UOE_INDIC_FIN_PERSTUD&df[ag]=OECD.EDU.IMEP. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html

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What is the spending per student, primary to tertiary in France?

Spending per student, primary to tertiary in France was 16,800 USD at PPP in 2023, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 7.1% from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 22 EU countries in 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD Education at a Glance: total expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent student, primary to tertiary, US dollars at current prices and PPPs (DSD_EAG_UOE_FIN@DF_UOE_INDIC_FIN_PERSTUD). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest spending per student, primary to tertiary in France?

16,800 USD at PPP in 2023, the highest value since 2005 in this series.

Spending per student, primary to tertiary elsewhere in European Union (27)

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