85 - EDUCATION Companies in France
Approximately 899,966 real businesses classified under 85 - Education in France, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.
Approximately 899,966 real businesses classified under 85 - Education operate in France. Covers companies officially classified under NAF Rev.2 code 85 (Education), part of France's NAF Rev.2 classification of economic activities. This division is one of the sub-sectors making up the broader Education sector. Ownership, beneficial-ownership disclosure and company-registration rules for businesses under this specific activity code follow the same general framework that applies across Education in France.
26 companies under this specific code are indexed on Zavia so far, part of a continually growing dataset.
Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Education companies in France follow the same national framework as every other sector there.
Full France beneficial ownership overviewTop 85 - Education Companies in France
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Data Coverage
Record counts for SIC Code P in France, as of the last reconciliation.
Section P is 3% of the France register by entity count and its 15th largest sector — see all sectors.
Analysis
What this data actually tells you
Education in France spans a wide range of legal structures, from public and private schools to standalone vocational-training companies, and a large share of the sector’s commercial activity now runs through a specific quality-certification gate: Qualiopi. Since 1 January 2022, Qualiopi certification has been required for a training provider to access public and mutualised training funds — the CPF, OPCO contributions, France Travail — and from 1 January 2026 that same requirement was extended to FAFCEA funding for craft-trade training, with a compliance grace period running to 30 June 2026 before funding refusals became automatic.
For a training-sector counterparty, Qualiopi status is often more informative than the company filing itself: it’s the credential that determines whether the provider can actually be paid through public channels, and it’s assessed against a national quality framework — 32 indicators until the end of October 2026, 33 from 1 November 2026 — independently of the company’s own accounts or structure.
France Education, by the register
Charts render from live counts. Modules are suppressed where coverage is too thin to be meaningful.
Entities by sub-sector
SIC division level, live from official registries.
Active vs. inactive
Section P entities currently on the register as active, vs. struck off or dormant.
Company size, by disclosed headcount
By number of employees on file, Section P, France. 5,690 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.
Who uses France education ownership data
The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.
Qualiopi certification check
Since 2022, only training providers certified Qualiopi can access public and mutualised training funds (CPF, OPCO, France Travail); from 1 July 2026 that requirement extends to FAFCEA funding for craft trades too. A registered training company without current Qualiopi certification can’t draw on most public training budgets.
Private school and provider registration
Private education providers in France range from a declared individual training entrepreneur to a formally authorised private school; confirming what a given education-sector entity is actually authorised to deliver — and to whom — means checking the relevant declaration or authorisation, not just its company status.
Public-funding dependency exposure
Training providers reliant on CPF, OPCO or other public funding channels have revenue that depends on maintaining a certification (Qualiopi) rather than on a conventional client base, which changes how funding-continuity risk should be assessed for this sector.
Sub-sectors within Education
SIC divisions inside this section, each with its own France company directory.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many companies are classified under 85 - Education in France?
Approximately 899,966 businesses are classified under 85 - Education in France.
What does NAF Rev.2 code 85 cover?
85 - Education is the official name for this activity under France's NAF Rev.2 classification of economic activities. It is a sub-category within the broader Education sector.
How is this different from the broader Education category?
Education is the top-level sector; NAF Rev.2 code 85 identifies one specific activity within it, letting you narrow a search to exactly this business type rather than the whole sector.
What ownership information is available for these companies?
The same beneficial-ownership, shareholder and officer disclosure framework applies as for any other company in France, regardless of its specific activity classification. See the individual company profile for the full ownership picture, or the Education sector overview for the general national framework.
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