Parents’ perceptions of aspects of children’s education, total sample and Malaysia, 2015, in percentages
| Perception | Total sample | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Have specific occupation in mind for children: of which | 83 | 92 |
| Medicine | 19 | 25 |
| Engineering | 11 | 18 |
| Computer science | 8 | 3 |
| Prefer children to study in all 5 subjects below: | 58 | 72 |
| Medicine | 17 | 21 |
| Business, management and finance | 14 | 18 |
| Engineering | 13 | 25 |
| Computer and information sciences | 9 | 6 |
| Law | 5 | 2 |
| Competitiveness at work is expected of university education | 43 | 52 |
| Prepared to send children abroad | 77 | 80 |
| Prepared to pay at least 25% more to send children abroad | 69 | 68 |
| Perception | Total sample | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Have specific occupation in mind for children: of which | 83 | 92 |
| Medicine | 19 | 25 |
| Engineering | 11 | 18 |
| Computer science | 8 | 3 |
| Prefer children to study in all 5 subjects below: | 58 | 72 |
| Medicine | 17 | 21 |
| Business, management and finance | 14 | 18 |
| Engineering | 13 | 25 |
| Computer and information sciences | 9 | 6 |
| Law | 5 | 2 |
| Competitiveness at work is expected of university education | 43 | 52 |
| Prepared to send children abroad | 77 | 80 |
| Prepared to pay at least 25% more to send children abroad | 69 | 68 |
Source: HSBC (2015)
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