UCAS

UK-wide Ucas data from August found 23,800 students were accepted on to nursing courses for this academic year – 340 fewer than last year and 6,350 fewer than in 2021.

According to Ucas, 430,000 students said they were interested in apprenticeship opportunities in 2023.

In the UK, while more young women than previously are opting to study computing science at university, four out of five applicants for entry this year were still male, according to the UK university admissions service UCAS, with just under 3,000 women and just over 12,000 men.

The latest Ucas update on university admissions shows just how fast A-level, T-level and BTec National students who received their results last week have been accepted, with 10% fewer students free to be placed through clearing than this time last year.

Ucas has warned that young people are being put off by a range of barriers, including: