# Follow the Money: Is a university degree worth the investment?

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Podcast: [Business Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-daily-480879)
Published: 2026-09-07T20:30:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8grb
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The number of students going to university globally has more than doubled in the last 20 years. 269 million students around the world are enrolled in higher education, if those students were a country, it would be the 5th most populous in the world. At the same time youth unemployment is growing and there’s a slowing of that graduate premium - the extra money you'll earn because of your degree - so is it still worth it? Presenter: Hannah Mullane Producer: Matt Lines (Photo: Graduates from abroad fling their graduation caps into the air during a graduation send-off party following the second commencement ceremony of the 2025 academic year at Seokdang Museum of Dong-a University in the southeastern port city of Busan, South Korea, 20 August 2026.Credit: EPA/Shutterstock)

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