As Mick says this isn't a race thing, but disaffection of our young people is a big problem. When suceeding at education is seen as something which is not rewarded by sufficiently better pay and prospects, to offset the disadvantages of it's cost and the delay in starting a career, we are going to end up with a system where only those who already have wealth bother with it. Even worse is when likelihood of getting anything but a dead end job with no prospects is vanishingly slim , then the idea of something where they feel valued and important become very attractive even when part of them knows that they are buying into a dangerous fantasy.