Higher education and Research key figures
Number of teachers
92,200
teachers
teachers
2015
Whole of France
Whole of France
Annual expenditure per student
€11,680
2015
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of foreign students in Master's degree programmes
17%
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Median net monthly wage for full-time jobs of Master's degree graduates
€1,900
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Share of female students in engineering courses
27.0%
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Variation in student numbers in higher education
+ 12.0%
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Intramural R&D expenditure by the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM)
€825 M
2014
Whole of France
Whole of France
Amount of R&D tax credit for business enterprises in Chemicals, rubber, plastics
€306 M
Whole of France
Intramural R&D expenditure by the French National Aerospace Research Centre (ONERA)
€230 M
2014
Whole of France
Whole of France
Number of researchers in business enterprises in Aeronautics and space construction
15,801
people (FTE)
people (FTE)
2014
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of female students in paramedical and social care courses
84.5%
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Share of business enterprises specialising in biotechnology
6.7%
2014
Whole of France
Whole of France