(Ok, strictly speaking, even if there was a demographic timebomb you would require something a bit more drastic than a detailed analysis of the data to ‘defuse’ it)
A new Hepi report on future student numbers: Demand for HE in 2020 and beyond
This little report is a striking one for two reasons – first, it concludes that the decline in demand for HE by 2020 will be less significant than earlier projections. Secondly though, and this is quite dispiriting, the decline in population is greater amongst groups less likely to participate in HE and therefore WP will become even more of a challenge.
Latest news on extension of grants may help alleviate this though.
(Thanks to Caryl for alerting me to this report)
