
In 2019, university attendance tipped over the 50% threshold. In this week's episode, we look at whether too many people are going to university.
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In September 1999, Tony Blair set a goal for 50% of young adults to attend higher education institutions in the UK. In 2019, twenty years after the policy was announced, university attendance tipped over the 50% threshold.
However, in a world where many graduates work in non-graduate jobs, and where successive governments seek to develop further education in the UK, many have questioned the wisdom of this policy.
This week, we speak with Jack Britton, IFS education expert, and Professor Alison Wolf, Sir Roy Griffiths Professor of Public Sector Management at Kings College London, to find out whether too many people are going to university.
Host

Director
Paul has been the Director of the IFS since 2011. He is also currently visiting professor in the Department of Economics at University College London.
Participants

Jack Britton
Associate Director Institute for Fiscal Studies

Sir Roy Griffiths Professor of Public Sector Management Kings College London
Podcast details
- DOI
- 10.1920/pd.ifs.2024.0085
- Publisher
- IFS
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