Half of the UK’s 18-24 year olds felt pressurised to go to university. This problem has become more pronounced, with this age group having been four times more likely to experience pressure to study for a degree than +55 year olds, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Key results from the FMB’s research into people’s attitudes about university include:
• Half of 18-24 year olds felt pressurised by parents, teachers, friends, and/or society in general, to go to university;
• The younger the generation, the more likely they were to have felt pressurised into attending university:
– 12% of +55 year olds felt pressured to go to university;
