
ALT Young people were less likely to enter higher education if they had experience of children’s social care’ graph. A horizontal bar chart titled 'Young people were less likely to enter higher education if they had experience of children’s social care.' The chart presents higher education entry rates for young people born in the academic year 1998-99, categorised by social care experience. The categories, from lowest to highest entry rates, are: 'Care leavers' (14%), 'Ever in care' (14%), 'Ever had child protection plan' (16%), 'Child in need (> 6 months)' (18%), 'Child in need (< 6 months)' (29%), 'Child eligible for free school meals' (39%), and 'General population' (56%). The bars representing individuals with social care experience are in dark blue, while the general population and children eligible for free school meals are shown in light blue. The source is cited as 'TASO (2025), Pathways into and through higher education for young people with experience of children’s social care.


























