White British adults 'less qualified' than ethnic minorities

By Graeme Paton. A study by Manchester University finds that adults from ethnic minority backgrounds are more likely to be educated to degree level than their white British counterparts. Adults from ethnic minority backgrounds are more likely to be educated to a high standard than their white British peers, according to research.
Figures show they are significantly more likely to hold a degree and less likely to have no qualifications at all than their white counterparts. People from the best-qualified group – Chinese – were around 75 per cent more likely to be university educated than those identified as white British. The study by Manchester University also found that many ethnic minorities had seen bigger overall improvements in education standards over the last 20 years. Read more...