This statistic shows the share of parents from selected countries who considered the listed qualities as an important quality to be gained from their child attending university in 2015. In 2015, becoming independent was the quality that the highest share of parents, 86 percent, considered to be an important quality to be gained from university.
Qualities children gain from higher education parents consider most important in selected countries in 2015
Characteristic
Share of parents
Becoming independent
86%
Learning to become financially responsible
84%
Being socially confident
83%
Becoming knowledgeable about the wider world
78%
Developing strong leadership skills
75%
Mixing with people from a diverse range of backgrounds
Figures are based on those collected from Ipsos MORI for HSBC.
Interviews were conducted in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the UK and the US.
The percentages shown are the share of respondents who answered important or extremely important to the question: "How important, if at all, do you think it is for students to gain or experience the following from their university education?"
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HSBC. (July 15, 2015). Qualities children gain from higher education parents consider most important in selected countries in 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/524059/university-qualities-parents-children/
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HSBC. (2015). Qualities children gain from higher education parents consider most important in selected countries in 2015 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524059/university-qualities-parents-children/
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