Claim: Record levels of working class students are leaving university before completing their degree.
Fact-check: Are more working class students dropping out of university?  - Full Fact
Verdict: the proportion of young uk students from disadvantaged areas dropping out of higher education in england by their second year is at its highest level for five years, but it's not a record high. that's looking at full-time students on their first degree, and is based on educational disadvantage. disadvantaged students, including working class students, are generally more likely to drop out than advantaged.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2017-08-07T00:00:00