高额学费导致英国大学生减少17%
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="undergraduate">undergraduate</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="have">have</span> '<span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>'.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> 17% <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="undergraduates">undergraduates</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="tuition">tuition</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>, <span word="official">official</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="show">show</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2017-13 <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treble">treble</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="yearly">yearly</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="to">to</span> ￡9,000.</p><p><span word="England">England</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> 12% <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="undergraduate">undergraduate</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="overall">overall</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> "<span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>".</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Business">Business</span>, <span word="Innovation">Innovation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Skills">Skills</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="A">A</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="entrants">entrants</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="documented">documented</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="opted">opted</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defer">defer</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="before">before</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>'<span word="Direct">Direct</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span>'</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Application">Application</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="disadvantaged">disadvantaged</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="securing">securing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="institution">institution</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="figures">figures</span>, <span word="collated">collated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Higher">Higher</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="Statistics">Statistics</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> (<span word="Hesa">Hesa</span>), <span word="are">are</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="confirmation">confirmation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="indications">indications</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p>
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