The number of UK-based teenagers in clearing still looking for higher education courses remains at a record high, five days on from A-level results being published.
A total of 43,590 18-year-olds residing in the UK were marked as “free to be placed in clearing” on the Ucas website on Tuesday.
This year’s figure is the highest since at least 2013, and compares with 31,790 in clearing at the same point last year.
Ucas said there were around 25,000 courses available in clearing as of Tuesday.
The number of students accepted on to UK degree courses fell this year, initial data from Ucas showed on Thursday when A-level results were published, but was still the second highest on record.
