Participation in Higher Education
The Higher Education Funding Council for England has published ‘Trends in Young Participation in Higher Education’. Key findings include:
The Higher Education Funding Council for England has published ‘Trends in Young Participation in Higher Education’. Key findings include:
- 38% of those who were 18 in 2011/12 went into higher education, up from 30% of those who were the same age in 1998/99
- A 26% increase over this period in the proportion of 18-year-olds continuing their education beyond A-levels and equivalent qualifications, with most of the rise happening from the mid-2000s onwards
- A continuing large difference in participation rates between young people living in the most and least advantaged areas
- Women were, on average, 22% more likely to attend university by age 19 than men and in areas of the country where few students go into higher education, women were 35% more likely to attend university
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