GB Tracker: University v. work

Dr Joel Rogers de WaalAcademic Director, YouGov
February 19, 2016, 11:53 AM GMT+0

Q: Thinking about education in Britain, which of the following statements comes closest to your view?

<1> Young people get a better start in life by going to university
<2> Young people are better off going straight into work than to university
<3> Neither
<4> Don’t Know

Results (click on dates to see full results)

Better universityBetter workNeitherDK/None

%

%

%

%

Feb 19

24

35

27

14

Nov 18

25

37

23

15

Jun 18

25

35

26

14

Mar 18

21

36

27

17

Nov 17

25

33

26

16

Jun 17

27

34

26

12

Feb 17

26

34

23

17

Oct 16

27

35

24

13

Jul 16

29

33

25

13

Mar 16

26

34

24

16

Feb 16

26

37

23

13

Jan 16

26

36

26

11

Dec 15

28

38

23

11

Oct 15

26

37

24

13

Sep 15

25

37

24

14

Aug 15

26

35

26

13

Jul 15

29

34

23

14

Jun 15

31

35

22

12

May 15

26

36

24

14

Mar 15

27

37

24

12

Feb 15

30

35

24

12

Jan 15

29

30

26

15

Methodology: Fieldwork is conducted online. The data have been weighted and results are representative of all British adults aged 18 or over.