Sentences: 1. In the UK 84 per cent of pupils in year 10 stated that they had intentions to stay on in further education .
2. If these countries can already bear the extra cost without economic collapse , it should be possible for others to cope as well .
3. Doing so increases the economic potential of the future workforce , and so will bring increased tax revenues in the long term to more than cover any initial costs .
4. Although some countries would experience a more dramatic change than others , it is worth noting that in many states a very large majority of young people voluntarily stay in education beyond the end of compulsory schooling -LRB- e.g. France , Germany and Japan -RRB- .

What claim can be made from these sentences?
Raising the school-leaving age is a crucial investment in society's future