The ministry of education was the main funder of higher education in France in 2021. The payments allocated by the ministry amounted to more than 17 billion euros that year. Households, notably through tuition fees, were the third largest funders of higher education. Businesses and private funders also invested in higher education in France, with a total spending of about 5.1 billion euros.
Amount of funding in higher education in France in 2021, by type of funder (in million euros)
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Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche. (August 30, 2023). Amount of funding in higher education in France in 2021, by type of funder (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224438/spending-by-funders-in-higher-education-in-france/
Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche. "Amount of funding in higher education in France in 2021, by type of funder (in million euros)." Chart. August 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224438/spending-by-funders-in-higher-education-in-france/
Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche. (2023). Amount of funding in higher education in France in 2021, by type of funder (in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224438/spending-by-funders-in-higher-education-in-france/
Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche. "Amount of Funding in Higher Education in France in 2021, by Type of Funder (in Million Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224438/spending-by-funders-in-higher-education-in-france/
Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, Amount of funding in higher education in France in 2021, by type of funder (in million euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224438/spending-by-funders-in-higher-education-in-france/ (last visited May 09, 2024)
Amount of funding in higher education in France in 2021, by type of funder (in million euros) [Graph], Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, August 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224438/spending-by-funders-in-higher-education-in-france/