France is the world’s third leading country in terms of hourly productivity (ILO). Productivity per worker, on both an hourly and an annual basis, is 20% higher than the European average.

The French labor force is highly qualified and versatile and adapts easily to new methods of working.
 
France’s education system – free and open to all – is recognized as one of the best in the world: France has 5 business schools considered to be among the top 12 in Europe according to the Financial Times’ latest rankings (HEC Paris, INSEAD, ESCP Europe, EM Lyon and Essec).
 
France is a career destination of choice, continuing to attract more and more students from across the globe each year. It is the world’s fourth largest host country for foreign students, with 270,000 incoming students in 2008.