Higher education and Research key figures
Share of Gross domestic expenditure on R&D executed by government
35%
2014
Whole of France
Whole of France
Number of engineers and technical staff for research and training (ITRF)
40,173
Engineers and technical staff for research and training (ITRF)
Engineers and technical staff for research and training (ITRF)
2015
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Share of female students in Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy
63.8%
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Number of secondary teachers working in higher education
13,221
teachers under contract in secondary education posts
teachers under contract in secondary education posts
2015
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of foreign students in Master's degree programmes
17%
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Share of students in Law
13.2%
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Unemployment rate 3 years after graduation for PhDs in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
9%
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Number of all R&D staff in micro-firms
14,247
people (FTE)
people (FTE)
2014
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of general baccalauréat holders in a generation
40.4%
2016
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Ranking of the Manufacture of machines and equipment not included elsewhere
10th
research branch
research branch
2014
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of R&T budget of territorial authorities devoted to support for researchers
10.1%
Whole of France
Share of intramural business enterprise R&D expenditure executed by large enterprises
58%
2014
Whole of France
Whole of France