Women Overtake Men in College Degrees

The likelihood of going to university is shaped by results in primary and secondary school - and girls are now outperforming boys at every stage.

Five out of six higher education institutions now have more female students than male - and if every single man who applied to university were to be automatically given a place, there would still be fewer men than women.

Deprived boys from other ethnic backgrounds, such as black and Asian, are much more likely to go to university.

This suggests different barriers in attitude and expectation. And it suggests some communities have been left behind, as industries and expectations have changed around them.

See: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-36266753