Nearly three million people were enrolled in a higher education institute in France for the 2022-2023 academic year. University students represented more than half of the student population in France. Engineering and business schools had between 175,000 and 245,000 students in their classrooms.
Distribution of students enrolled in higher education institutions in France between 2022 and 2023, by type of institution
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Higher education programs
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Higher education institutions and state expenditure
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Cost of studies and social aids
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Academic Research
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- Premium Statistic Research and development expenditure in France 2021, by region
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- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate of French young graduates from one to four years 2022, per degree
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Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche. (August 30, 2023). Distribution of students enrolled in higher education institutions in France between 2022 and 2023, by type of institution [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047897/enrolment-higher-education-france-by-type-institution/
Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche. "Distribution of students enrolled in higher education institutions in France between 2022 and 2023, by type of institution ." Chart. August 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047897/enrolment-higher-education-france-by-type-institution/
Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche. (2023). Distribution of students enrolled in higher education institutions in France between 2022 and 2023, by type of institution . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047897/enrolment-higher-education-france-by-type-institution/
Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche. "Distribution of Students Enrolled in Higher Education Institutions in France between 2022 and 2023, by Type of Institution ." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047897/enrolment-higher-education-france-by-type-institution/
Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, Distribution of students enrolled in higher education institutions in France between 2022 and 2023, by type of institution Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047897/enrolment-higher-education-france-by-type-institution/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Distribution of students enrolled in higher education institutions in France between 2022 and 2023, by type of institution [Graph], Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, August 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047897/enrolment-higher-education-france-by-type-institution/