Ministère de l'Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la RechercheLike the previous editions, the 9th edition of Higher Education and Research in France, Facts and Figures presents an annual overview, backed up by figures, of developments within the French system, its resources and outcomes.

14 foreign students in higher education
After a period of stability in the 1990s, the number of foreign students in French higher education increased by 70% between 2000 and 2014, from 175,000 to 298,900. The average annual growth rate, which was very high between 2000 and 2005 (8.8%) has since slowed down. It was still higher than that of French students (1.6% compared to 1.1%) between 2006 and 2014. More...