Over half of young Britons wish they had moved abroad

By Andrew Marszal. Fifty-four per cent of 18-24 year-olds feel their career prospects would have been better if they had studied or worked abroad, a British Council survey has found.
More than half of British 18-24 year-olds believe they would have been better off studying or working overseas, according to a new survey by the British Council. Fifty-four per cent of those in the age group who hadn't spent time abroad told the survey they felt their career prospects would have been improved by a stint overseas. Yet only 21 per cent of all 18-24 year-olds polled had actually spent a continuous six months or more abroad, either for work or study. The survey follows separate research which found that it is more expensive for English students to remain in Britain for university than to study in any foreign country except Australia, the United States and Canada.