初等教育法国的小学六岁入学(也有五岁入学的),学习年限五年(六至十一岁),是义务教育阶段。分为预备班一年,初级班和中级班各两年。农村小学还附设高级班(十一至十四岁)和结业班(十四至十六岁)结业班是为没有条件入国立中学或市立中学的小学毕业生设立的。它给学生以普通教育,为 Primary Education French primary school enrolled at the age of six (also enrolled at five years of age), with a five-year study period (six to eleven), is compulsory education. It is divided into preparatory classes for one year, primary and secondary classes each for two years. Rural primary schools are also accompanied by advanced classes (11 to 14 years old) and final classes (14 to 16 years old). The completion classes are for primary school graduates who have no conditions to enter national or municipal high schools. It gives students general education for