The pie chart illustrates the factors influencing students’ choice of a UK university between 1987 and 2007.
Overall, there was an increase in the proportion of students opting for UK universities due to close parental and suitable degree courses, while other factors witnessed decline. In addition, suitable degree courses consistently had by far the highest figure throughout the period.
The main causes of students’ decision to pursue higher education for being close to parental started at 10% ,after which it experienced a growth to 22% at the beginning of the period. Similar changes can be seen in the figure for students who decided to study in the UK because of suitable degree courses, which climbed from 35% to reach a peak of 37% in 2007.
15% of students who selected a particular UK university owing to quality of teaching, with a subsequent decline to 8% in the final years. Additionally, the figure for the proportion of who were motivated to the UK by good sport and social activities was at 19% in 1897, followed by a significant fall to 6% in the next 20 years. The motivations behind students’ choice of studying in the UK for quality of resources saw similar change, declining from 21% in 1987 to 17% in 2007.