"Equally, while the number of disadvantaged students entering HE has increased, the gap in participation rates between the most and least disadvantaged students has continued to grow."

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"Between 2015-24, London witnessed a near 13% increase in its participation rate (38.2% to 51%), meanwhile the North East saw a 1.4% increase (27.6% to 29%) in the same period."