Sluggish progress to close the gap disheartening despite record levels, says Ucas chief
The number of young people from disadvantaged areas going to university continues to rise at a stubbornly slow rate, while the gap between women and men enrolling as undergraduates has widened, according to the latest data on UK admissions.
Figures from the Ucas admissions service have shown that the entry rate of school-leavers from the areas of lowest educational attainment inched up from 19.3% in 2017 to 19.7%, a slightly faster rate than among students from better-off areas across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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