Black teens more likely than whites to apply to university !!!!! Black and Asian teenagers are more likely to apply to university than white youngsters in England, according to the Ucas admissions service. The analysis of applications also shows big differences within the UK, with Northern Ireland youngsters the most likely to aspire to university. Within England, teenagers in London are the most likely to seek places. There are "eye-catching regional variations in demand", says Ucas chief Mary Curnock Cook. The big picture shows an across-the-board, long-term rise in young people seeking places on undergraduate courses, which seems to be recovering from a dip following the increase in tuition fees. But the figures from Ucas, based on 20 million applications between 2004 and 2013, show sharp differences behind the overall upward trend. Degrees of difference About half of young people now apply for university places - in England this rose from 36% to 44% between 2006 and 2010. But whether a young person applies to university is heavily influenced by a number of factors, including social background, gender, ethnicity and where they live. There has been a big increase in applications from ethnic minority youngsters in England, particularly black teenagers, rising from 20% to 34% between 2006 and 2013. Chinese teenagers are the most likely to apply, followed by other Asian youngsters, with white teenagers the least likely to apply, with 29% seeking places. "Our new analysis of demand by ethnic group shows that white pupils at English schools now have the lowest application rate of any ethnic group. There has been significant growth in demand from black pupils," says Ms Curnock Cook, the Ucas chief executive. Read more: bbc.co.uk/news/education-23405792
Posted on: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:03:04 +0000
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