Education

Public education in France is essentially free (including university at ~170–380€/year). This index mainly tracks private school fees, tutoring, and educational materials. Much less impactful than in countries without public university systems.

Year-on-year change2025-12

+3.0%

Up from 3.0% in 2025-11
2.3 pp above headline inflation

Prices in this category are 3.0% higher than a year ago. What cost €100 last year now costs €103.

Trend vs Headline Inflation

Education compared to headline CPI. When the solid line is above the dashed line, this category is rising faster than average.

Data source:Eurostat|2021-01 — 2025-12
Education
Headline CPI

How to read this chart

Each point shows how much more (or less) this category costs compared to the same month a year earlier. When the line is at 5%, a basket that cost €100 last year now costs €105. The dashed line shows headline inflation — it helps you see whether this category is rising faster or slower than average.