Higher education and Research key figures
Amount of contributions allocated to French teams via H2020
€1,284 M
june 2015
Gross national expenditure on R&D by business enterprises
€29.2 bn
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
Central government share in funding domestic education expenditure
69%
2014
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of female students in Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy
63.5%
2014-15
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Share of foreign students in PhD programmes
42%
2014-15
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Intramural R&D expenditure by the National research institute of science and technology for the environment and agriculture (IRSTEA)
€114 M
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Number of apprentices preparing an engineering diploma
17,351
apprentices
apprentices
2013-14
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Median net monthly wage for full-time jobs of University technology diploma (DUT) graduates
€1,500
2012 graduates
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Share of R&D tax credit for business enterprises with 5,000 employees and over
34.5%
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Number of researchers in business enterprises in the Manufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring, testing and navigation, watches and clocks
10,748
people (FTE)
people (FTE)
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)
32.8%
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France