Higher education and Research key figures
Share of young people aged 25 to 29 with a higher education diploma
45.0%
2014
Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France
Gross national expenditure on R&D by business enterprises
€29.2 bn
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of children of parents who are self-employed professionals, managers or teachers among new baccalauréat holders enrolled in Advanced technician's sections (STS)
13.3%
2014-15
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Share of female students in Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy
63.5%
2014-15
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Share of direct public funding benefitting large enterprises
68%
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
R&D effort (GERD as a % of GDP)
2.24%
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of vocational baccalauréat holders in a generation
22.2%
2015
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Share of business enterprises specialising in nanotechnology
0.9%
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
Change in France's world share of publications in Reproduction, developmental biology
- 12%
2014 against 2009
Amount of R&D tax credit for business enterprises in Pharmaceuticals
€668 M
2013
Whole of France
Whole of France
Share of teachers in Sciences and technical studies
40.3%
2014
Whole of France
Whole of France