Indians highest skilled among UK minorities: Race Disparity Audit

Britain’s Indian-origin population tends to be among the most highly skilled in comparison to the country’s other ethnic minority categories, according to a new ‘Race Disparity Audit’ released on Tuesday.

The audit, commissioned by Prime Minister Theresa May to tackle racial discrimination within the UK’s public services, also found that students from an Indian background showed high performance rates compared to other communities.

“Indian people in work were the most likely of any ethnic group to work in the highest-skilled occupational groups: over 1 in 10 were in manager, director and senior official roles and over 3 in 10 were in professional occupations,” the Race Disparity Audit notes.

“Pupils from Chinese and Indian backgrounds showed high attainment and progress throughout their school careers and high rates of entry to university Indian pupils were much more likely to meet expected standards and make progress than Pakistani pupils,” it adds.

The audit also found as part of the survey conducted over 2016 that adults from an Indian background reported the highest average ratings out of 10 for life satisfaction and were not only most likely to be employed but also recorded the highest average hourly pay while in employment.

Overall, the audit highlights race disparities across the …read more