Boys to Men: The underachievement of young men in higher education – and how to start tackling it

Young men are significantly less likely to enter higher education than young women, and they are also more likely to drop out and less likely to achieve a highly-graded degree.

There are many causes and the disparity in educational achievement starts long before higher education. Yet, while this issue is better understood than it was, there has been a shortage of ideas on how to tackle it.

This new paper looks at the data and the causes before making seven specific policy recommendations.

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