Poor white kids least likely ethnic group to reach university, says report

POOR white kids are the least likely ethnic group in Britain to reach University – a damning report found last night.

The Social Mobility Commission said only one in ten of the poorest ever make it to higher education after lagging behind at school.

It said a far higher proportion of black – 3 in ten - Bangladeshi – 5 in ten - and Chinese children – 7 in ten – go to uni.

It blamed white British parents who too often are less involved in their kids’ education, less encouraging or less able to pay for a private tutor.

But it said young blacks and Asians were more likely than whites to end up unemployed in the UK – raising huge questions about a “level playing field” and discrimination by employers.