Claim: There has been a 0.5% year on year increase in the dropout rate of students since the introduction of £9,000 fees in 2012.
Fact-check: 6% of young first-time students drop out of university after their first year - Full Fact
Verdict: incorrect, but not far off. this is the percentage point change over two years rather than yearly. it grew from a 5.7% dropout rate in 2012 to 6.2% in 2014. we don't know how much this is linked with the increase in fees.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joseph O'Leary
Date published: 2018-02-23T00:00:00