Higher education and Research key figures
Number of doctoral students enrolled in universities
62,734
2013-14
Whole of France
Whole of France
Gross national expenditure on R&D by business enterprises
€28.8 bn
2012
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of young people leaving higher education without a diploma and returning to study within 3 years of their initial course
31%
2013
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Number of university professors
20,353
university professors
university professors
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of vocational baccalauréat holders among newly qualified baccalauréat holders enrolled in Advanced technician's sections (STS)
35.2%
2013
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Share of young higher education graduates returning to study within 3 years of their initial course
16%
2013
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
France's world share of publications in General Physics
4.6%
2013
Share of business enterprises specialising in new materials
9.9%
2012
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of students who have gone without healthcare at least once
27%
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of women among researchers at the French Institute of science and technology for transport, spatial planning, development and networks (IFSTTAR)
34.5%
2012
Whole of France
Whole of France
Intramural R&D expenditure by the French Government Space Agency (CNES)
€514 M
2012
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of R&D tax credit received by business enterprises in the Research and development sector
3.3%
2012
Whole of France
Whole of France