21. As mentioned in paragraph 6, we recognise that there is still some way to go to improve the numbers of young people from these different backgrounds taking STEM subjects at GCSE and A Level. The data below shows that, despite this, in higher education, Asian, Black, Mixed and Other ethnic group UK pupils are more likely to study STEM than their White counterparts and that the number of Asian, Black, Mixed and Other ethnic group UK pupils in STEM courses has grown substantially in the past few years: • In 2022, 52% of UK Asian, Black, Mixed and Other ethnic group applicants accepted to full time undergraduate HE (Higher Education) were accepted onto STEM subjects, compared to 46% of White accepted applicants; • Between 2019 and 2022, there was a 22% increase in the number of Asian, Black, Mixed and Other ethnic group applicants from the UK accepted onto full-time undergraduate STEM courses; • In 2022, 53% of Asian pupils, 48% of Black pupils, 44% of mixed pupils and 47% of pupils from Other backgrounds studying full-time undergraduate courses were studying STEM subjects, compared to 46% of White pupils studying full- time undergraduate courses.