Official question: Qui a rendu l’école gratuite, laïque et obligatoire ?

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Our answer: Jules Ferry

The laws of Jules Ferry made public school free in 1881, then secular and compulsory in 1882, under the Third Republic.

Elle généralise l’école publique gratuite en 1881 et l’école laïque et obligatoire en 1882, grâce aux lois de Jules Ferry.

Source: La IIIème République (1870-1940) · Ministère de l'Intérieur (DIAN), fiches de la formation civique · read on 2026-11-03

Options, answer and explanation written by us, checked against the cited source on ⁦2026-11-03⁩.