Completely agree. Yes many people from less educated households have realized they have the chance to improve their situation by pursuing a degree, hence the increase in applications from that segment. But how many of those actually attend university and graduate?

I am currently enrolled in the EIT Digital master school. Funded by the EU, with scholarships for both EU and non EU citizens there was a huge amount of applicants from outside the EU, mainly "poorer" countries. Turns out, of those very few remainend and mostly those that got a full scholarship.

Applicants != graduates;