Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ in France

France: Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ was 18,240 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
18,240 millions
World rank
2nd
of 155 countries
All-time high
18,240 millions
in 2017
All-time low
1,735 millions
in 1972
Years of data
28
1970–2017

Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ in France, 1970–2017

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1970199320171970: 1.9k millions1971: 1.8k millions1972: 1.7k millions1973: 1.8k millions1974: 4.4k millions1975: 4.6k millions1976: 4.9k millions1977: 5.2k millions1978: 5.3k millions1979: 5.4k millions1980: 5.6k millions1981: 6.1k millions1982: 6.4k millions1983: 7.2k millions1984: 7.5k millions1985: 7.7k millions1986: 7.6k millions1987: 7.7k millions1988: 7.8k millions1989: 7.8k millions1990: 8.2k millions1991: 8.5k millions1992: 8.4k millions1993: 9.9k millions1994: 11.0k millions1995: 11.8k millions1996: 11.7k millions2017: 18.2k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

In 2017, government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant us$ in France stood at 18,240 millions. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant us$ in France peaked at 18,240 millions in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,735 millions, in 1972.

That places France 2nd out of 155 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ in France, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ (millions) in France, 1970 to 2017.
Year millions Change
1970 1,885 millions —
1971 1,782 millions -5.4%
1972 1,735 millions -2.7%
1973 1,819 millions +4.9%
1974 4,364 millions +139.9%
1975 4,611 millions +5.7%
1976 4,913 millions +6.6%
1977 5,164 millions +5.1%
1978 5,296 millions +2.6%
1979 5,426 millions +2.4%
1980 5,553 millions +2.3%
1981 6,080 millions +9.5%
1982 6,419 millions +5.6%
1983 7,152 millions +11.4%
1984 7,463 millions +4.3%
1985 7,658 millions +2.6%
1986 7,582 millions -1.0%
1987 7,665 millions +1.1%
1988 7,758 millions +1.2%
1989 7,842 millions +1.1%
1990 8,160 millions +4.0%
1991 8,466 millions +3.8%
1992 8,416 millions -0.6%
1993 9,900 millions +17.6%
1994 11,007 millions +11.2%
1995 11,778 millions +7.0%
1996 11,690 millions -0.7%
2017 18,240 millions +56.0%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 18,240 millions is above the median for high income countries, which is 511.89 millions, 35.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • France's 18,240 millions is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 532.2 millions, 34.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1974 +139.9% 1,819 millions 4,364 millions
2017 +56.0% 11,690 millions 18,240 millions

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3,700 millions 1,735 millions 5,426 millions 10
1980s 7,117 millions 5,553 millions 7,842 millions 10
1990s 9,917 millions 8,160 millions 11,778 millions 7
2010s 18,240 millions 18,240 millions 18,240 millions 1

Countries ranked near France

  1. 1 United States 61,662 millions compare
  2. 3 Germany 18,088 millions compare
  3. 4 Russia 13,924 millions compare
  4. 5 Brazil 10,482 millions compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant us$ in France?
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant us$ in France was 18,240 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant us$ recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 18,240 millions in 2017.
What is the lowest government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant us$ recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 1,735 millions in 1972.
How does France rank for government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant us$?
France ranks 2nd out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 2,982 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on pre-primary education (current, capital, and transfers) in millions US$ in constant value (taking into account inflation). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to US$, and where it is expressed in constant value, uses a GDP deflator to account for inflation. The constant prices base year is normally three years before the year of the data release. For example, in the July 2017 data release, constant US$ values are expressed in 2014 prices. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/