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The primary dataset for the Graduate and Postgraduate Labour Market Outcomes (LEO), containing employment outcomes and earnings of graduates by qualification level, subject studied and graduate characteristics.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Higher education
- Publication
- Graduate labour market outcomes (LEO)
- Release
- Tax year 2023-24
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 281,343
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Lower quartile of earnings of graduates
- Median earnings of graduates
- Upper quartile of earnings of graduates
- Sustained employment further study or both
- Sustained employment only
- Further study with or without sustained employment
- Sustained employment with or without further study
- No sustained destination
- Activity not captured
- Overseas graduates
- Unmatched graduates
- Graduates
- Graduates included in earnings figures
- Graduates included in outcomes calculation
- Matched graduates
- Filters
- Years after graduation
- Qualification level
- Domicile
- Provider nation
- Provider type
- Subject studied
- Graduate sex
- Ethnicity
- Prior attainment level
- Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index
- Age band at start of study
- Study mode
- Term time residence
- Region after HE study
- Region prior to HE study
- Free school meal status
- Local area HE participation grouping
- Time period
- 2017-18 to 2023-24
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | provider_nation | region_code_current | region_name_current | academic_year | YAG | qualification_level | country_of_domicile_grouped | nation_of_domicile | sex | subject_name | ethnicity_major | ethnicity_minor | inst_type | study_mode | age_band | POLAR4 | prior_attainment | FSM | IDACI | region_name_origin | residence | grads | grads_uk | unmatched_percent | overseas_percent | matched | activity_not_captured | no_sust_dest | sust_emp_only | sust_emp_with_or_without_fs | sust_emp_fs_or_both | fs_with_or_without_sust_emp | earnings_include | earnings_LQ | earnings_median | earnings_UQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201920 | Tax year | National | K02000001 | United Kingdom | England | Total | Total | 2008/2009 | 10 YAG | Level 7 (taught) | UK | Total | Male | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 36180 | 34250 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 32340 | 12.2 | 3.5 | 78.5 | 83.5 | 84.3 | 5.7 | 23820 | 28500 | 42000 | 61100 |
| 202021 | Tax year | National | K02000001 | United Kingdom | England | Total | Total | 2018/2019 | 1 YAG | Level 7 (research) | UK | Total | Male | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 1240 | 1200 | 1.1 | 3 | 1190 | 5 | 4.4 | 49.3 | 76.7 | 90.7 | 41.3 | 555 | 21500 | 29400 | 41600 |
| 202122 | Tax year | National | K02000001 | United Kingdom | England | Total | Total | 2017/2018 | 3 YAG | Level 7 (taught) | UK | Total | Male | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 48345 | 46810 | 2 | 3.2 | 45890 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 75 | 86.6 | 89 | 14.1 | 33085 | 26600 | 35800 | 51800 |
| 202122 | Tax year | National | K02000001 | United Kingdom | England | Total | Total | 2015/2016 | 5 YAG | Level 7 (taught) | UK | Total | Male | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 39990 | 38425 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 37230 | 8.8 | 3.7 | 76.3 | 85.8 | 87.5 | 11.2 | 27235 | 30300 | 40900 | 58400 |
| 202021 | Tax year | National | K02000001 | United Kingdom | England | Total | Total | 2009/2010 | 10 YAG | Level 7 (taught) | UK | Total | Female | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 58770 | 56665 | 7.6 | 3.6 | 52340 | 10.5 | 3.9 | 79.5 | 84.8 | 85.6 | 6.1 | 38965 | 20100 | 33200 | 44500 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| activity_not_captured | Activity not captured |
| age_band | Age band at start of study - Filter by Age band at start of study |
| earnings_include | Graduates included in earnings figures |
| earnings_LQ | Lower quartile of earnings of graduates |
| earnings_median | Median earnings of graduates |
| earnings_UQ | Upper quartile of earnings of graduates |
| ethnicity_minor | Ethnicity - Filter by Ethnicity |
| fs_with_or_without_sust_emp | Further study with or without sustained employment |
| FSM | Free school meal status - Filter by Free school meal status |
| grads | Graduates |
| grads_uk | Graduates included in outcomes calculation |
| IDACI | Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index - Filter by Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index |
| inst_type | Provider type - Filter by Provider type |
| matched | Matched graduates |
| nation_of_domicile | Domicile - Filter by Domicile |
| no_sust_dest | No sustained destination |
| overseas_percent | Overseas graduates |
| POLAR4 | Local area HE participation grouping - Filter by Local area HE participation grouping |
| prior_attainment | Prior attainment level - Filter by Prior attainment level |
| provider_nation | Provider nation - Filter by Provider nation |
| qualification_level | Qualification level - Filter by Qualification level |
| region_name_current | Region after HE study - Filter by Region after HE study |
| region_name_origin | Region prior to HE study - Filter by Region prior to HE study |
| residence | Term time residence - Filter by Term time residence |
| sex | Graduate sex - Filter by Graduate sex |
| study_mode | Study mode - Filter by Study mode |
| subject_name | Subject studied - Filter by Subject studied |
| sust_emp_fs_or_both | Sustained employment further study or both |
| sust_emp_only | Sustained employment only |
| sust_emp_with_or_without_fs | Sustained employment with or without further study |
| unmatched_percent | Unmatched graduates |
| YAG | Years after graduation - Filter by Years after graduation |
Footnotes
- In contrast to the UK domiciled sections of this release, which uses matched graduates, employment and/or further study outcomes for international graduates are calculated as a percentage of all graduates, excluding only those identified by DWP/HMRC or SLC as permanently living overseas.
- Free school meals (FSM) status is based on the school census records at any point between school years 6 and 11.
- POLAR (participation of local areas) classifies local areas into quintiles based on the proportion of 18 year olds who enter higher education at age 18 or 19. Graduates from POLAR quintile 1 are from areas with the lowest rate of progression into higher education and graduates from POLAR quintile 5 are from areas with the highest rate of progression. POLAR is an indicator of the relative deprivation of a geographical area. For more information on POLAR, please see the methodology document.
- Prior attainment refers to attainment at GCSE level, split into five quintiles with roughly equal numbers of individuals in each. Average equivalent GCSE grades for each quintile, based on the top eight grades for each individual, are: Quintile 1 is an average of 4Cs and 1E, quintile 2 is 8Cs, quintile 3 is 4Bs and 4Cs, quintile 4 is 8Bs, quintile 5 is an average of 4A*s and 4As.
- IDACI (Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index) score measures a graduate's level of deprivation up to age 15 based on area of residence. IDACI scores are grouped in to quintiles, with quintile 1 being the highest level of deprivation and quintile 5 the lowest level.
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