Pay gap between graduates and those without degrees widens with age

The earnings gap between graduates and their peers without a degree widens as they get older, with some non-graduates actually sliding down the pay scale as time passes, research has shown. The research followed the peak earnings of two groups born in 1958 and 1970 as they aged from 30 to their early 40s, during the 1990s and the 2000s, and considered what factors affected their chances of moving up or down the pay scale. Around 10,000 people were included in the study... read more

The Guardian
Sep 11