Primary and secondary school teachers in France went on strike Tuesday to protest job cuts and class closures.
According to the Ministry of Education, 7.56% of all education staff and 9.68% of teachers participated.
Participation was higher among school support staff, at 16.9%.
"This national strike is the culmination of the week of actions across the profession," Catherine Nave-Bekhti, CFDT Education (education branch of the French Democratic Confederation of Labour) secretary general, told broadcaster Franceinfo.
In a joint statement, French education unions criticized government budget choices, particularly the planned 4,000 teaching job cuts across public and private sectors.
