The French private school market is estimated at over €800 million. It represents a small but significant and growing segment of the education sector, and has shown an upward trend in recent years. These schools, located largely in the Paris region, offer a variety of pedagogical alternatives such as the Montessori and Steiner methods, with tuition ranging from €3,000 to €15,000 per year. Non-approved schools include secular, religious and bilingual/international establishments. Trends in private non-contractual education in France Between 2015 and 2021, the number of non-contracted establishments rose significantly, with collèges/lycées and non-contracted schools increasing by around 16% and 23% respectively. Enrolment in these establishments has seen exceptional growth, rising from around 20,000 to almost 57,000 pupils between 2011 and 2021 for primary education alone.the secondary education sector has seen an increase in the middle school segment, from around 6,000 in 1994 to almost
