Education nation: 1 in 4 Aussies to study in 2018

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By Leith van Onselen

It’s amazing that Australia’s can apparently have so many ‘skills shortages’ when more than one-quarter of the population is intending to study or do a course in the next 12 months, according to a new poll by Roy Morgan Research (RMR):

More than 1-in-4 Australians of all ages (26.1%) or 5.2 million, intend to study or do a course in the next 12 months. And nearly a third (1.68 million) are aged 35 and over according to the latest research conducted by Roy Morgan in the December quarter 2017.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.