Men are less likely than women to go to university, those who do are more likely to drop out and those who complete their course are less likely to get a good degree, according to a thinktank report.
Universities are being urged to set themselves targets to recruit more male students amid growing alarm about the widening gender gap in higher education.
One of the report’s authors said the underachievement of men in higher education was a national scandal and called on universities to focus funding for widening participation on young men.