Napoleon Bonaparte is the father of compulsory public secondary school education in France ! Then other nations learned and applied compulsory public education...

The History of Secondary Education in 19th Century France

Up until the French Revolution, secondary education was only for a few people. However, as the revolution progressed, people came to believe in education for the public. This is shown in Titre Premier of Constitution du 3 Septembre 1791; it states ¡°Il sera cree et organis? une Instruction publique commune a tous les citoyens¡± (1) which translates into "Public education for all citizens will be created ' and organized."             In the early 19th century, Napoleon Bonaparte ruled France. He was quite concerned about education; he implemented many reforms to the education system of France.

The first lycee was created in 1802. Article 5 of Decree of 17 March 1808 and sets the program: "The ancient languages, history, rhetoric, logic, and elements of mathematics and physics." https://www.zum.de/whkmla/sp/1011/nb/les1.html

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