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Thursday 21 September 2017

Is Uni for you?

A survey of 2,612 11-16yr olds by the Sutton Trust has found that 74% said that they intend to study for a degree, the lowest figure since 2009, down from 77% last year and 79% in 2015, from a high of 81% in 2013. UCAS figures show that 32.5% of 18yr olds in England and 29.5% in Wales went into higher education last year, the highest recorded entry rate for both countries. The Sutton Trust said its findings were an important indicator of pupils' plans before they took their GCSEs.

The annual poll found that 14% said they were unlikely to go on to higher education, compared with 11% last year and 8% in 2012, of these, 70% said they did not like the idea of going to university, or did not enjoy studying, 64% cited financial issues, such as wanting to start earning as soon as possible and concern over debt, 44% thought they were not clever enough, or would not get good enough results, and 42% did not think they would need a degree for the jobs they wanted to do. Of those who said they were likely to study for a degree, 51% said they were worried about the cost of higher education, up from 47% last year. The biggest concern was tuition fees, followed by having to repay student loans for up to 30 years and the cost of living as a student.

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