FranceListe CR, n° 203 · Liste naturalisation, n° 238 · Living in French society
At what age does compulsory education begin for children?
In the exam (French)
À quel âge commence l'instruction obligatoire des enfants ?
- aAt 2À 2 ans
- bAt 3À 3 ansCorrect answer
- cAt 5À 5 ans
- dAt 6À 6 ans
Why?
Since the start of the 2019 school year, education has been compulsory for all children living in France, from 3 to 16, French or foreign. Before that, it began at 6.
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Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.
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