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Between 2005 and 2024, the number of private primary schools – including kindergarten and elementary schools – has been relatively stable in France. As of 2024, there were about 5,736 private primary schools registered. On the other hand, the number of public primary schools has been continuously decreasing over the years, from more than 50 thousand schools in 2005 to just about 42,811 in 2023.   

Private secondary education in France

Regarding the French secondary schools, in 2023, the Ministry of National Education counted more than 2,053 private secondary schools (education from 11 to 14 years old), while the public education sector accounted for over 5,320 secondary schools, a figure that has stayed relatively stable since 2010.

The choice between private and public schools in France

A survey conducted in the summer of 2017 reports that French people would generally prefer to enroll their child in a public rather than in a private school, although almost 40 percent of French people prefer private schools. In addition to this, according to more than a third of parents having a child in a private school, the average tuition costs for a student in a private school in France were between 501 and 1,500 euros a year as of 2019.