Higher education and Research key figures
Number of University technology diplomas (DUT) awarded
46,300
diplomas awarded
diplomas awarded
2013
Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France
Domestic education expenditure on higher education
€29.2 bn
2014
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of female students in PhD programmes
48%
2014-15
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Number of university professors hired via a recruitment competition
662
university professors
university professors
2014
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of students in Healthcare
14.3%
2014-15
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Total R&D staff of firms in ICT branch
€60,740 People
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of technological baccalauréat holders from the 2013 session enrolling in Advanced technician's sections (STS)
36.6%
2014
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Amount of R&D tax credit for business enterprises with 250 to 4,999 employees
€1,912 M
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Amount of R&D tax credit for business enterprises in Architectural and engineering services
€592 M
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Number of ancillary research staff in business enterprises
89,564
people (FTE)
people (FTE)
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Intramural R&D expenditure by the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA)
€847 M
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Change in France's world share of publications in Reproduction, developmental biology
- 12%
2014 against 2009