The French Educational System: Issues and Debates

Eric Maurin (1)

1 PJSE - Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques

This paper describes the main features of the French Educational system and analyses the ongoing controversies surrounding pre-elementary education, grade repetition, class size reduction or educational priority zones in France.

Keywords: Grade repetition; Class size; Pre-elementary education; Educational priority zones

Domains: Humanities and Social Sciences; Economics and Finance

Eric Maurin. The French Educational System: Issues and Debates. German Economic Review, 2005, 6 (3), pp.297-309. ⟨10.1111/j.1468-0475.2005.00134.x⟩. ⟨halshs-00754071⟩