Higher education and Research key figures
Number of disabled students in higher education institutions and courses
20,549
students
students
2014-15
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Number of engineering diplomas awarded
31,600
diplomas awarded
diplomas awarded
2013
Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France
Student numbers in Sciences, Physical education and sports science and techniques (STAPS)
384,200
students
students
2014-15
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Central government share in funding domestic education expenditure
69%
2014
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of direct public funding benefitting intermediate-sized enterprises
9.9%
2013
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 applications for qualification
21,803
applications for qualification
applications for qualification
2014
Whole of France
Whole of France
Intramural R&D expenditure by the French National Institute for Computer Science and Applied Mathematics (INRIA)
€218 M
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of R&D tax credit received by business enterprises in the Automobile industry
6.0%
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
France's world share of publications in Mathematics
5.3%
2014
France's world share of European patent applications in Environmental technology
8.1%
2013
Number of doctoral students enrolled in Other scientific disciplines
28,070
2014-15
Whole of France
Whole of France