25 Jun 2007 : Column 544W—continued
| Percentage( 1) |
| | | 2004/05 | 2005/06 |
| Ethnicity | Class of degree | Female | Male | Total | Female | Male | Total |
|
White
|
First class honours
|
12
|
13
|
12
|
12
|
13
|
13
|
| |
Upper second class honours
|
52
|
44
|
49
|
52
|
45
|
49
|
| |
Lower second class honours
|
27
|
30
|
29
|
26
|
30
|
28
|
| |
Other(2)
|
9
|
13
|
11
|
10
|
12
|
11
|
| |
Total
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Black or Black British—Caribbean
|
First class honours
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
| |
Upper second class honours
|
35
|
32
|
34
|
36
|
28
|
34
|
| |
Lower second class honours
|
46
|
46
|
46
|
45
|
48
|
46
|
| |
Other(2)
|
15
|
20
|
17
|
17
|
21
|
18
|
| |
Total
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Black or Black British—African
|
First class honours
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
| |
Upper second class honours
|
32
|
27
|
30
|
30
|
28
|
29
|
| |
Lower second class honours
|
46
|
45
|
45
|
48
|
45
|
47
|
| |
Other(2)
|
19
|
25
|
22
|
18
|
23
|
20
|
| |
Total
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Other Black background
|
First class honours
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
| |
Upper second class honours
|
32
|
25
|
30
|
33
|
33
|
33
|
| |
Lower second class honours
|
45
|
43
|
44
|
47
|
38
|
43
|
| |
Other(2)
|
19
|
29
|
23
|
18
|
25
|
20
|
| |
Total
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Total Asian(3)
|
First class honours
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
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| |
Upper second class honours
|
39
|
33
|
37
|
39
|
33
|
36
|
| |
Lower second class honours
|
39
|
38
|
38
|
39
|
38
|
38
|
| |
Other(2)
|
16
|
21
|
19
|
16
|
21
|
19
|
| |
Total
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Other Ethnic background(4)
|
First class honours
|
9
|
11
|
9
|
9
|
10
|
10
|
| |
Upper second class honours
|
48
|
40
|
44
|
50
|
39
|
45
|
| |
Lower second class honours
|
33
|
35
|
34
|
30
|
35
|
32
|
| |
Other(2)
|
11
|
15
|
13
|
11
|
16
|
13
|
| |
Total
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
|
Total of known ethnicity
|
First class honours
|
11
|
12
|
11
|
11
|
12
|
12
|
| |
Upper second class honours
|
50
|
42
|
46
|
49
|
43
|
46
|
| |
Lower second class honours
|
29
|
32
|
30
|
29
|
31
|
30
|
| |
Other(2)
|
10
|
14
|
12
|
11
|
14
|
12
|
| |
Total
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
(1) Percentages are based upon all first degree qualifiers, not just those who obtain an honours qualification.
(2) ‘Other’ includes Undivided Second Class Honours, Third Class Honours, Fourth Class Honours, Unclassified honours, Aegrotat, Pass, Ordinary and General Degree.
(3) ‘Asian’ includes those qualifiers of Pakistani, Indian, Chinese, Bangladeshi and Other Asian backgrounds.
(4) Includes those of ‘mixed’ ethnic background and ‘other’ ethnic backgrounds.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) student record
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