Education in France
- Main article: Education in France
The three stages of the education process in France:
- Primary education (enseignement primaire)
- Secondary education (enseignement secondaire)
- Collèges - cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15
- Lycées ( - provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between the ages of 15 and 18, during which pupils are prepared for the baccalauréat (commonly referred to as le bac).
- Higher education (enseignement supérieur)
- Colleges and universities in France
- Public universities of France
- Grandes écoles
- Colleges and universities in France
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