Almost 30 per cent of adults who were bullied at schools said it had a negative impact on their career prospects, research from Oxford Open Learning Trust has found.
About 15 per cent of 2,305 adults polled by YouGov said they were bullied on at least one occasion while at school, and more than four out of 10 said they were bullied several times.
The Impact of Bullying Report examined what long-term effects abuse and violence at school had on people.
When asked about the impact of bullying, 37 per cent of respondents claimed being bullied had had a negative impact on their academic performance and 64 per cent said it affected their self-esteem.
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