Higher education and Research key figures
R&D effort (GERD as a % of GDP)
2.24%
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
France's world share of citations for articles published within previous 2 years
3.8%
2014
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D in nanotechnology
€800 M
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of intramural business enterprise R&D expenditure executed in industrial branches
74%
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of children of managers or intermediate occupations aged 20 to 24 entering higher education
78.4%
2014
Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France
Share of female students in Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy
63.5%
2014-15
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Share of vocational baccalauréat holders in a generation
22.2%
2015
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Amount of R&D tax credit for business enterprises in the Research and development sector
€84 M
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of teachers in Healthcare
14.7%
2014
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of lecturers and assistants
40%
2014
Whole of France
Whole of France
Variation in intramural business enterprise R&D expenditure in Telecommunications
+5.9%
2013 against 2010
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of students in classes preparing for admission to Grandes Écoles (CPGE) receiving support
27.7%
2014
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments