Claim: The number of people from disadvantaged backgrounds going to university has gone down.
Fact-check: Young people's participation in higher education - Full Fact
Verdict: there are a number of ways to measure what a 'disadvantaged pupil' is, but on all ucas measures young students from disadvantaged groups in england are more likely to go to university now than any other year on record. the picture may be different for other types of students, such as mature students or part-time students.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2017-05-19T00:00:00