The gender education gap is getting wider.

There are now over 500,000 18 year olds going onto to university, this is the largest number since records were stated some time ago. However when we drill down into these statistics the most striking thing is the disparity between men and women going to university. Only 20 years ago it was more likely for a man to be educated at university, now that balance has changed and its more women going on the Uni. Today there is a 12% gap between women and men who go onto higher education. The gap is even greater with a disparity of some 35% more women likely to go onto university from poorer areas. The men from poor backgrounds are getting further left behind.
This will have a profound impact of the salaries that each earn later in life. The societal change we are witnessing is without precedent. In terms of evolutionary biology how will this effect our close intimate relationship with each other? If we project forward say another 10 years when these university graduates and moving up the career ladder what impact will this have on marriage?
Another interesting feature of the latest data is the geographically spread of those going into higher education. In Bristol south only 11% of 18 year olds go to university. Whereas in Wimbledon south London they have the most applicants to university in the country. London and Northern Ireland have the most going into higher education. Another factor that is worth considering is that despite the increase in university fees, there are more students from disadvantage backgrounds going to Uni. An encouraging sign is that this is up 11% on last year. So the societal and gender map of the UK in terms of higher education is rapidly changing. This is seismic.