He was the first person from his family to enter higher education.
Statewide, only 20 percent of the children who enter special education ever return to regular classes.
The actual number of students entering higher education grew by 17 percent per year between 1992/93 and 1997/98.
It's not just teenagers: a lot of people enter higher education later in life, and are faced with the same problem.
He enjoyed the experience and it inspired him to become the first of his family to enter higher education.
And students are, after all, adults, with many entering higher education for the first time in their middle age, or even beyond.
Women, who a few years ago became a majority of the college population, are entering higher education at even faster rates.
Children in the Netherlands must be at least four years old to enter primary education.
Just over half (51%) of candidates take the test to enter higher education in a foreign country.
Ten years ago, only one young person in eight entered higher education.