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Youngsters will have three times as many qualifications as their parents for the same jobs, according to research.
Generation Z – those born between the mid-1990s and 2010s – are the UK’s most qualified generation, with 80 per cent set to complete higher education. This compares to just 15 per cent of Boomers – the generation born between 1946 and 1964.
A study found that as little as 4 per cent of Boomers in senior positions, who earn more than £70,000 annually, completed O-Levels or their equivalent.
But nearly two thirds (62 per cent) of Gen Z will attend university – obtaining a degree with honours or a postgraduate degree, such as a masters.
Pictured: Graduation (file photo). A study found that nearly two thirds (62 per cent) of Gen Z will attend university – obtaining a degree with honours or a postgraduate degree, such as a masters
In fact, on average, Gen Z are spending at least six years or longer in
