Higher education and Research key figures
Share of students enrolled in private higher education
17.8%
2014
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Domestic education expenditure devoted to higher education as a share of GDP
1.4%
2012
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of women among researchers at the Institut Pasteur - Paris
49.4%
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Number of secondary teachers working in higher education
13,129
teachers under contract in secondary education posts
teachers under contract in secondary education posts
2014
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
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
Amount of R&D tax credit for business enterprises in Naval, aeronautical and railway construction
€356 M
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of gross domestic expenditure on R&D devoted to the environment
10%
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Change in France's world share of publications in Microbiology and virology, immunology
- 9%
2014 against 2009
Share of young people aged 25 to 29 with an Advanced technician diploma (BTS) or a University technology diploma delivered by IUT (DUT) or a paramedical diploma
15.0%
2013
Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France
Number of PhDs awarded in Human sciences and humanities
3,026
PhDs awarded
PhDs awarded
2014
Whole of France
Whole of France
Number of general baccalauréat holders
317,054
general baccalauréat holders
general baccalauréat holders
2015 session
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments