Political party best for improving education policies by gender 2017

This statistic shows the most suitable political parties for dealing with issues concerning education and school policies in the United Kingdom, according to an opinion poll among adults in Great Britain in June 2017, broken down by gender. Of male respondents, 36 percent reported they believed the Labour Party to be the most able at improving the educational sector, with an equal share of female respondents believing in the Labour Party's ability. 28 percent of male respondents were sure the Conservative Party would be best at dealing with issues facing schools and the educational system, while 28 percent of female respondents were unsure which party they could put their trust in.

Distribution of opinion in Great Britain regarding the most suitable UK political party for improving education policies by gender in 2017

Characteristic	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrat	UKIP	Other	None	Don't know
Female	36%	23%	5%	2%	1%	6%	28%
Male	36%	28%	6%	2%	2%	7%	18%

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Release date

June 2017

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

June 5 to June 7, 2017

Number of respondents

2,130 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Here is a list of problems facing the country. Could you say for each of them which political party you think would handle the problem best? - Education and schools"
The source does not provide any information regarding missing percentage points to 100 percent.

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