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From what age to what age is children's education compulsory?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Naturalisation no. 234
L'instruction des enfants est obligatoire de :
From what age to what age is children's education compulsory?
Answer. From age 3 to age 16.
De 3 à 16 ans.
Every child living in France must receive an education from age 3 to age 16, whether French or foreign.
The official text that proves it
« L'instruction est obligatoire pour chaque enfant dès l'âge de trois ans et jusqu'à l'âge de seize ans. »
Education is compulsory for every child from the age of three until the age of sixteen.
In French, with its English meaning.
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