The percentage of students who depend on their parents to pay tuition fees decreased by 17.2 percentage points, from 75.3% in 2005 to 58.1% in 2014.
The percentage of students who rely on student loans to pay tuition fees increased by 11.3 percentage points from 5.1% in 2005 to 16.4% in 2014, and the percentage of students relying on scholarships also increased (10.9% in 2005 to 22.1% in 2014).
The percentage of students who took leaves of absence during their studies for financial reasons decreased by 1.8 percentage points (8.5% in 2005 to 6.7% in 2014), and the percentage of students who worked part-time for financial reasons only decreased by 0.2 percentage points, from 21.0% in 2005 to 20.8% in 2014, showing no notable difference.
In the case of humanities graduates, the percentage of students who took leaves of absence during their studies to prepare for employment increased by 13.8 percentage points from 11.4% to 25.2%. In the case of social sciences majors, the increase was 13.3 percentage points, from 20.5% to 33.8%. - The percentage of students who set employment goals decreased by 11.8 percentage points, from 60.0% in 2005 to 48.2% in 2014.
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