Higher education and Research key figures
Number of baccalauréat holders
618,844
baccalauréat holders
baccalauréat holders
2015 session
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Gross national expenditure on R&D by government
€20.3 bn
2012
Whole of France
Whole of France
Turnover of university continuing education
€427 M
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Intramural R&D expenditure by the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)
€3,144 M
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Number of senior lecturers hired via a recruitment competition
1,257
lecturers
lecturers
2014
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of female students in classes preparing for admission to Grandes Écoles (CPGE)
41.9%
2014-15
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Share of R&T budget of territorial authorities devoted to the dissemination of scientific culture
3.0%
2012-2013-2014
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of 20-24-year-olds entering higher education
59.8%
2014
Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France
Technological baccalauréat pass rate
90.7%
2015 session
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Share of women in business, management and accounting schools
49.7%
2014-15
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Change in France's world share of publications in Cardiology, pneumology
- 9%
2014 against 2009
France's world share of European patent applications in Civil engineering
8.0%
2013