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
Share of Gross domestic expenditure on R&D executed by government
35%
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Central government share in funding domestic education expenditure
69%
2014
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of vocational baccalauréat holders among newly qualified baccalauréat holders enrolled at the university
6.2%
2014
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Share of students in Sciences, Physical education and sports science and techniques (STAPS)
25.1%
2014-15
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Share of researchers in business enterprises with an engineering diploma
54.4%
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Number of grant-holders based on social criteria
655,858
grant-holders according to social criteria
grant-holders according to social criteria
2014
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Change in intramural business enterprise R&D expenditure executed in industrial branches
+1.5%
2013 against 2010
Whole of France
Whole of France
Number of doctoral students enrolled in Social sciences
15,010
2014-15
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of female students in Master's programmes
59%
2014-15
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Variation in intramural business enterprise R&D expenditure in Aeronautics and space construction
+9.1%
2013 against 2010
Whole of France
Whole of France
Unemployment rate 3 years after graduation for PhDs in Engineering and Computer Sciences
5.3%
2013
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments



