While the bar chart depicts various reasons for tertiary education, the pie chart displays the perceived responsibility of three parties for the course tuition.
Overall, the majority of students reported that they sought qualifications or pursued their subject of preference. It is also thought that one should cover the better part of their own course fees.
Interest in the subject was the frontrunner, with two-fifths of all individuals pursuing their studies for this specific reason. Qualifications followed closely behind; however, its figure was slightly lower than that of students with a passion for a subject, at only 38%. As for those students to whom the education would be helpful for their current position, increase prospects of promotion, or who simply enjoy learning, these categories were mostly even, with the last two accounting for 20% and the first comprising 22%. Only about 12% of individuals applied due to a career change, and 9% of students studied to make new relationships.
Turning to splitting the funding responsibility, people believe that individuals themselves should pay 40% of their tuition, while the rest lies on taxpayers and employers. Meanwhile, the company that they work for is responsible for 35% of the individual’s tuition, and the share of taxpayers is thought to be only 25%.