Best party for education by age 2017

This statistic shows the most suitable political parties for dealing with issues concerning education and school policies in Great Britain (GB) according to an opinion poll among GB adults in June 2017, broken down by age. Of respondents between the ages of 18-24, 57 percent reported they believed the Labour Party to be the most able at improving the educational sector, with an 26 percent of respondents aged 65 and older believing in the Labour Party's ability. 41 percent of respondents aged 65 and older were sure the Conservative Party would be best at dealing with issues facing schools and the educational system, while 12 percent of respondents aged 18-24 put their trust in the Conservative Party.

Distribution of opinion in Great Britain regarding the most suitable political party for improving education policies in the UK in 2017, by age group

Characteristic	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrat	UKIP	Other	None	Don't know
65+	26%	41%	5%	1%	2%	6%	19%
50-64	32%	29%	5%	2%	3%	7%	21%
25-49	38%	19%	6%	1%	2%	8%	27%
18-24	57%	12%	4%	3%	2%	4%	19%

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Release date

June 2017

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

June 5 to June 7, 2017

Number of respondents

2,130 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Here is a list of problems facing the country. Could you say for each of them which political party you think would handle the problem best? - Education and schools"

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