Uni Body Warns Billions at Risk Without More Graduates

Uni Body Warns Billions at Risk Without More Graduates
Students walk around Sydney University in Sydney, Australia, on April 6, 2016. Brendon Thorne/Getty Images
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The head of the country’s university peak body has warned the national economy could be billions of dollars worse off if the rate of tertiary degrees remains stagnant.

Universities Australia David Lloyd said new modelling has shown a cost to the economy of $7 billion (US$4.5 billion) by 2026 if university attainment levels do not rise.