Since 2007, the total number of college graduates has increased year by year until 2021. The number of master's degree holders increased from 94,000 to 141,000 during this period.
Number of bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees awarded by year in France from 2007 to 2021 (in 1,000s)
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Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche. (August 30, 2023). Number of bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees awarded by year in France from 2007 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224724/number-graduates-bachelor-master-phd-france/
Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche. "Number of bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees awarded by year in France from 2007 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224724/number-graduates-bachelor-master-phd-france/
Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche. (2023). Number of bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees awarded by year in France from 2007 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224724/number-graduates-bachelor-master-phd-france/
Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche. "Number of Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral Degrees Awarded by Year in France from 2007 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224724/number-graduates-bachelor-master-phd-france/
Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, Number of bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees awarded by year in France from 2007 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224724/number-graduates-bachelor-master-phd-france/ (last visited April 29, 2024)
Number of bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees awarded by year in France from 2007 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, August 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224724/number-graduates-bachelor-master-phd-france/