Student housing in France | Savills
According to the MENESR (Ministry of Education) 2.47 million students entered higher education in September last year of which 63% applied for universities. This is 38,100 additional students compared to 2013, reflecting an increase of 1.5% compared to 1.8% and 1.5% in 2013 and 2012 respectively (Graph1). In spite of the slow recovery of the economy and most surprisingly in spite of the ageing population affecting the size of the younger age cohorts (18-25 years old), the number of student enrolments in higher education has been increasing steadily over the past four years. This cannot be attributed to the influx of international student as the number of new domestic applicants increased in line with their foreign counterparts. How can it be explained?
