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Is homeschooling illegal in France?

Partly. Homeschooling is restricted in France. Since 2022 families need permission on one of four grounds.

Law 2021-1109 (from the 2022-23 school year): home instruction needs prior authorisation on one of four grounds (health/disability, sport or arts, itinerant life or distance, a situation specific to the child); 79.3% of 2025-26 requests approved (Assemblee nationale written answer, 2025).

Source: Loi 2021-1109; AN 2025

• France is one of 9 countries where homeschooling is banned, and 9 more restrict it.
• Its neighbours: banned in 2 of 8 (Brazil and Germany).
• In Europe: banned in 4 of 39 countries.

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Other countries that ban homeschooling

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