Higher education and Research key figures
Share of women in all higher education courses
55.3%
2013
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Number of students receiving at least one form of support
664,675
students receiving support
students receiving support
2013
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Share of women among researchers in business enterprises in the Chemicals industry
47.7%
2012
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of children of employees among newly qualified baccalauréat holders enrolled in classes preparing for admission to Grandes Écoles (CPGE)
10.1%
2013-14
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Ranking of the Automobile industry
1st
research branch
research branch
2012
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of stable jobs for Master's degree graduates
87%
2011 graduates
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Unemployment rate for young people leaving higher education with an engineering school diploma
3%
2013
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Number of candidates for qualification
13,137
candidates
candidates
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Amount of R&D tax credit for business enterprises in Chemicals, rubber, plastics
€271 M
2012
Whole of France
Whole of France
France's world share of patents granted by the US Patent Office in Basic chemistry
2.9%
2012
Intramural business enterprise R&D expenditure in Information technology and computer service activities
€2,015 M
2012
Whole of France
Whole of France
Number of ancillary research staff in business enterprises
90,147
people (FTE)
people (FTE)
2012
Whole of France
Whole of France