High costs see many forgoing higher education


PETALING JAYA: Recent secondary school leavers have found themselves wondering if pursuing a higher education is really worth it.

Only half of 2021 school graduates (50.3%) were interested in pursuing a higher education, with 30.8% looking to immediately work after secondary school, based on the most recent data from the Education Ministry, StarEdu reported on Sunday.

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