In 2024, students graduating from English universities will have incurred an average of 48,470 British pounds of student loan debt, compared with 37,360 pounds in Wales, 25,730 pounds in Northern Ireland, and around 16,680 pounds in Scotland.
Average student loan debt on entry to repayment in the United Kingdom from 1999/00 to 2023/24, by country
(in 1,000 GBP)
The student loan system was implemented in 1998, making the 2002 repayment cohort were the the first to include borrowers who completed a 3 year course.
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Student Loans Company. (June 20, 2024). Average student loan debt on entry to repayment in the United Kingdom from 1999/00 to 2023/24, by country (in 1,000 GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/376423/uk-student-loan-debt/
Student Loans Company. "Average student loan debt on entry to repayment in the United Kingdom from 1999/00 to 2023/24, by country (in 1,000 GBP)." Chart. June 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/376423/uk-student-loan-debt/
Student Loans Company. (2024). Average student loan debt on entry to repayment in the United Kingdom from 1999/00 to 2023/24, by country (in 1,000 GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/376423/uk-student-loan-debt/
Student Loans Company. "Average Student Loan Debt on Entry to Repayment in The United Kingdom from 1999/00 to 2023/24, by Country (in 1,000 Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/376423/uk-student-loan-debt/
Student Loans Company, Average student loan debt on entry to repayment in the United Kingdom from 1999/00 to 2023/24, by country (in 1,000 GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/376423/uk-student-loan-debt/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
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