According to a survey from 2020, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has brought about several changes for the future plans of upper secondary students. The most pressing issue was uncertainty in relation to traveling, folk school, and similar plans for the gap year, expressed by 307 respondents. Also, a fear of either getting or losing jobs was highlighted by 156 of the students. In Denmark, taking a gap year of one or two years is the most common thing for senior students in upper secondary school after graduating.
What is the biggest change in your future plans due to COVID-19?
Characteristic
Number of students
Uncertainty in relation to traveling, folk school and similar plans for the gap year
307
Fear of getting a job/losing my job (incl. military service)
156
Uncertainty/considerations in relation to education (admission, grade point average, choice of study)
98
Different time of studying (no student weeks and student driving)
75
Considerations of when to start studying
66
General uncertainty/ambiguity/loneliness/opportunities of being social
33
Uncertainty in relation to the conditions of a potential study (studying abroad, introduction week, education)
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Aarhus Universitet. (October 27, 2020). What is the biggest change in your future plans due to COVID-19? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222291/change-of-future-plans-for-upper-secondary-students-due-to-covid-19/
Aarhus Universitet. "What is the biggest change in your future plans due to COVID-19?." Chart. October 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222291/change-of-future-plans-for-upper-secondary-students-due-to-covid-19/
Aarhus Universitet. (2020). What is the biggest change in your future plans due to COVID-19?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222291/change-of-future-plans-for-upper-secondary-students-due-to-covid-19/
Aarhus Universitet. "What Is The Biggest Change in Your Future Plans Due to Covid-19?." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222291/change-of-future-plans-for-upper-secondary-students-due-to-covid-19/
Aarhus Universitet, What is the biggest change in your future plans due to COVID-19? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222291/change-of-future-plans-for-upper-secondary-students-due-to-covid-19/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
What is the biggest change in your future plans due to COVID-19? [Graph], Aarhus Universitet, October 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222291/change-of-future-plans-for-upper-secondary-students-due-to-covid-19/
