The French public budget › Research & higher education · State · 2026
Higher education programmes and university research
Research, initial training, initial training…: the largest of the 8 parts of “Research & higher education”.
15.7bn€
voted for 2026 in the State budget (budget act)
Year by year
Spent in 202415.1bn€
Spent in 202515.3bn€
Voted for 202615.7bn€
What it pays for, planned in the draft budget for 2025
Research28%4.3bn€
Initial training26%4.0bn€
Initial training18%2.8bn€
Programme steering and support12%1.8bn€
Real estate8%1.2bn€
Initial training3%521M€
Libraries and documentation3%493M€
Dissemination of knowledge and museums< 1%142M€
Private educational institutions< 1%95M€
Source: 2024 actual spending (budget outturn act) ↗, 2025 actual spending (budget outturn act) ↗, 2026 budget act as passed ↗, State budget bill for 2025 (data.economie.gouv.fr) ↗.