Accessibility in Higher Education is it an aspiration?

emyna Pauliukait
International Conference Social Dimension Improvement in Environment of University Vilnius University 2014 01 23

~ 160 thousands of students In 2013 involved ~ 28 thousands In 2012 graduated ~ 42 thousands

63 % of students enrolled in HEIs in the same year after high school completion 81 % of best school graduates study in Lithuania
1800 study programmes, 452of them in colleges.

colleges

universities

20 24 years old students of all students

EU

LT

48 %

58%
Eurostat, 2011

20-24 years old students of corresponding age population

EU

LT

31 %

49%
Eurostat, 2011

30-34-year olds completing tertiary education

EU

LT

35,8 %

49%
Eurostat, 2012

20 29 year old graduates per 1000 of corresponding age population

EU

LT

43,5

72,2
Eurostat, 2011

Employment level of individuals with tertiary education

EU

LT

82%

87%
Eurostat, 2012

Is accessibility in HE still an ambition?

The Lithuanian policy on higher education and research guarantees <...> the equal access to higher education for all citizens and favourable conditions for the best of them to conduct their research, and to seek academic and creative perfection.
Law on Higher Education and Research

AFFORDABILITY Is HE for everyone?

Economic situation of different regions influences the possibilities for families to make higher education accessible for their children
Ratio of unemployed and the working-age population| proc. 2012 Employment rate| proc. 2012 Average disposable income per month for one person in household, Lt, 2010
790,9 917,5

Districts

Average salary (bruto)| Lt, 2010

Altytus Kaunas

14,9 10,8

59,4 63,6

1.736,0 1.899,0

Klaipda
Marijampol Panevys iauliai Taurag

10,4
12,3 13,4 11,9 14

66,4
56,2 57,5 58,1 64,3

2.021,0
1.695,0 1.681,0

912,6
726,3 833,9

1,5

1.742,0 1.538,0

1,4

780,7 779,5

Teliai
Utena Vilnius

14,4
15,1 10,3

55
55,6 65,9

1.778,0
1.729,0 2.299,0

764,2
794,7 1.016,80

The most important for students is to study in state funded places

60% 50%

40%
30% SF 20% 10% NSF

0%
2010 2011
2011 2012 2013 2010 2011 2012 2013 2010 2012 2013 2010 2011 2012 2013

State universities

Non state universities

Sate collegies

Non state collegies

More than half of students study in state funded places

Number of entrants

In State non-funded places

In State funded places

In places with scholarship

In places with targeted funding

2010 2011 2012 2013

30138 12462 (41%) 17676 (59%) 31308 13187 (42%) 18196 (58%) 29923 12967 (43%) 15780 (53%) 27810 12397 (45%) 14592 (51%) 1058 (4%) 118 (0,4%) 512 (2%) 309 (1%)

Duomen altinis: LAMA BPO

The tuition fee of studies may affect the affordability of studies in different study areas Universities Colleges
5000 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 SF NST SF NST SF NST SF NST SF NST SF NST 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 SF NST SF NST SF NST SF NST SF NST SF NST S T P B H Arts

Arts

State funded places

Non state funded places

Loans are not popular among students 6%

5
4 3 2 1
Loan to pay installment Paskola mokai of tuitionstudij fee

mokti Loan forgyvenimo living costs Paskola ilaidoms Loan to pay thekainai Paskola studij tuition fee sumokti

0
F B M T H S

52% of students are supported by family

7% 14% 4% 52% 23% Dependent on family Dependent on self-earned income Dependent on public student support Other

PRESTIGIOUS STUDY PROGRAMMES Are they for everyone?

The type of completed high school has the influence on the accessibility of the most popular study programmes Universities
Type of funding Studies programmes From gymnasium From secondary school 10 % 14,5 % From vocational school 0% 0,5 %

Entrants in ST study places

Most popular Total

90 % 85 % Colleges

Type of funding

Studies programmes Most popular Total Most popular Total

From gymnasium 72 % 75,3 % 55 % 62 %

Entrants in ST study places Entrants in NST study places

From secondary school 24 % 20,5 % 31,5 % 26,5 %

From vocational school 4% 4% 13 % 11 %

SOCIAL BACKGROUND What does it influence?

The majority of students' parents have a higher education

70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 35% no higher education (ISCED 0-4) higher education (ISCED 5-8) 63% 66%

10%
0% Student's parents by Population by ecucation education (age 25-64)

The majority of students do not have children even in the age group where basically the first child is born.
One of the unrepresented group in HE women with children

20.0% 18.0% 16.0% 14.0% 12.0% 10.0%

18

8.0%
6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0%

2
Females (age 20-24) with children in population Females (age 20-24) with children among students

The number of part time students decreases

Universities
100000 90000 80000 70000 60000 50000 25000 35000 30000

Colleges
30

55

20
20000 15000

40000
30000 20000

36

10000

5000 10000 0 0

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

Continual form of studies

Extended form of studies

Number of disabled people in higher education has grown during the decade; unfortunately, they still represent a small proportion of all students

467 352

Source: LSD

LABOUR MARKET What are the possibilities to apply learning outcomes?

Skills forecast: what will Lithuania need in 2020?

~ 40 % of employers do not matter what type of HEIs (university vs college) graduate has completed. Lithuania will need less of low skilled workers and more of medium and highskilled workers

Low qualificaiotn
120 100 80 60 40 20 0

High qualification

Medium qualification
Tkst.

The need of specialists and technicians will grow mostly.

2000

2010

2020

Students rate their chances on the labour market after graduating

45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Very good/ Good Neither good nor poor Poor/ Very poor Unable to rate

on national level

on international level

Summing up Lithuania is one of the leading country in the EU according to the massification of HE. BUT there are still challenges we need to achieve. HE affordability, accesibility for individuals from unrrepresented groups require special attention, deeper analysis and evidence based decisions in order to ensure equal access to higher education for all individuals despite their socioeconomic background and other factors which may lead to educational disadvantage.