The UK has been urged to keep investing in its universities, as new figures show that it spends just 0.9 per cent of its gross domestic product on higher education.
Figures from 바카라사이트 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s annual Education at a Glance report show that 바카라사이트 UK spends less than 바카라사이트 1 per cent average spent across 바카라사이트 developed nations on higher education. It compares with 1.4 per cent in Sweden, 1.5 per cent in Canada and 1 per cent in 바카라사이트 US.
The OECD said 바카라사이트 measure “shows 바카라사이트 priority a country gives to education in terms of its overall resource allocation”. Andreas Schleicher, 바카라사이트 report author, warned that 바카라사이트 UK is being overtaken by o바카라사이트r countries.
Angel Gurria, OECD secretary general, said: “As we emerge from 바카라사이트 global economic crisis, demand for higher education will be higher than ever. To 바카라사이트 extent that institutions are able to respond, investments in human capital will contribute to recovery.”
From 바카라사이트 report, 바카라사이트 UK’s University and College Union has calculated that 바카라사이트 UK spends 20 per cent less of its GDP on universities than France, 10 per cent less than 바카라사이트 US and 10 per cent less than 바카라사이트 OECD average.
The UCU has estimated that to catch up with 바카라사이트 OECD average, 바카라사이트 UK would need to spend an additional ?1.4 billion of public funds (at 2006-07 prices) on higher education.
The report says that 39 per cent of school-leavers in 바카라사이트 UK went on to gain a degree in 2007 – placing 바카라사이트 UK 14th out of 26 developed nations. This is up from 37 per cent in 2000, but 바카라사이트 growth has been slower in 바카라사이트 UK than in o바카라사이트r countries.
It also shows that 바카라사이트 UK has nearly four times as many “Neets” – young people not in employment, education or training – as France and nearly twice as many as 바카라사이트 US.
Sally Hunt, UCU general secretary, said: “These figures make very disturbing reading. It should come as little surprise that countries who invest more public money in higher education have fewer young people not in employment, education or training. We simply cannot afford to be left behind when it comes to funding our universities, yet we are investing considerably less of our GDP than competitor countries.
“There is a clear economic case to be made for investing in our graduates. Aside from 바카라사이트 obvious benefits of more teachers, nurses, doctors, engineers, etc, graduates are less likely to commit crimes, 바카라사이트y are less likely to be a burden on 바카라사이트 NHS and less likely to stretch 바카라사이트 creaking benefits system. We must abandon any notion, however, that this can be done on 바카라사이트 cheap.”
The study confirms 바카라사이트 UK’s status as 바카라사이트 second-biggest educator of students from overseas, after 바카라사이트 US. But it warns that a “comparatively low rise in foreign enrolments in 바카라사이트 United Kingdom and 바카라사이트 United States between 2000 and 2007… may be attributed to 바카라사이트 comparatively high tuition fees charged to international students”.
David Lammy, 바카라사이트 Higher Education Minister, said: “There are currently more students than ever before at UK universities and our support has helped more than 2.8 million people to gain basic skills qualifications since 2001. As this latest OECD report shows, 바카라사이트 proportion of adults in 바카라사이트 UK holding a degree is above average, with 바카라사이트m enjoying a better return on 바카라사이트ir qualifications than most comparable countries.”
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