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The same headlines in Italy, last time a couple of weeks ago. And still the European Union calls for a higher percentage of university students.

I have come to the conclusion that not everyone is fit for higher education, unless we lower the bar.

I've come to the conclusion that much of "higher" education isn't. More a mediocre patch on nearly nonexistent secondary school.

unless we lower the bar

Or unless we improve education at earlier stages, which hardly seems impossible.

You are assuming that (nearly) everyone, given a good secondary education, is able to become university material.

Yep.