Pass rates for driving tests are considerably higher for White people than for people from any type of other ethnic background, according to data acquired from the chauffeur as well as car requirements company (DVSA) by car Express.
The data shows the typical pass rate for White people taking the useful test between 2016 as well as 2020 was 52.24 per cent, compared with just 34.62 per cent for Black people. The typical pass rate across this period for all ethnicities was 46.7 per cent.
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The pass-rate disparity is at its many stark when comparing figures for Black people with those for White people, however the pattern continues across other ethnic minorities as well. The typical pass rate for Oriental people from 2016 to 2020 was 37.86 per cent; the typical pass rate for Chinese people was 39.08 per cent; as well as the typical pass rate for ‘Gypsy/Irish or Scottish traveller’ (as the DVSA records it) was 42.25 per cent – although data for some ethnic minorities was not recorded in all years.
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The DVSA advised caution over its figures, explaining: “Ethnicity info is voluntarily offered by test candidates, as well as over 70 per cent of candidates do not state any type of ethnicity at all. It is, therefore, extremely likely that the info is subject to self-selection as well as reporting biases, as well as neither DVSA nor DfT [Department for Transport] would suggest that individuals depend on this data being a true reflection of the ethnicity of all candidates.”