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The primary dataset for the LEO graduate and postgraduate outcomes publication, 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 2022-23
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 187,487
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Activity not captured
- Further study with or without sustained employment
- Graduates
- Graduates included in earnings figures
- Graduates included in outcomes calculation
- Lower quartile of earnings of graduates
- Matched graduates
- Median earnings of graduates
- No sustained destination
- Overseas graduates
- Sustained employment further study or both
- Sustained employment only
- Sustained employment with or without further study
- Unmatched graduates
- Upper quartile of earnings of graduates
- Filters
- Age band at start of study
- Domicile
- Ethnicity
- Free school meal status
- Graduate sex
- Local area HE participation grouping
- Prior attainment level
- Provider type
- Qualification level
- Region after HE study
- Region prior to HE study
- Study mode
- Subject studied
- Term time residence
- Years after graduation
- Time period
- 2016-17 to 2022-23
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code_current | region_name_current | academic_year | YAG | qualification_level | country_of_domicile_grouped | sex | subject_name | ethnicity_major | ethnicity_minor | inst_type | study_mode | age_band | POLAR4 | prior_attainment | FSM | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202021 | Tax year | National | K02000001 | United Kingdom | Total | Total | 2014/2015 | 5 YAG | Level 7 (taught) | UK | Female | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 62650 | 60940 | 3 | 2.7 | 59105 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 77.8 | 87.6 | 89.1 | 11.3 | 44135 | 23400 | 32800 | 42000 |
| 202021 | Tax year | National | K02000001 | United Kingdom | Total | Total | 2018/2019 | 1 YAG | Level 7 (taught) | UK | Female | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 80215 | 78850 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 77090 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 75.7 | 88.2 | 90.7 | 14.9 | 56735 | 21200 | 26600 | 36100 |
| 202021 | Tax year | National | K02000001 | United Kingdom | Total | Total | 2018/2019 | 1 YAG | Level 7 (taught) | UK | Male | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 49485 | 48325 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 47250 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 73.1 | 84.9 | 88.2 | 15.1 | 33220 | 22300 | 29200 | 43400 |
| 201920 | Tax year | National | K02000001 | United Kingdom | Total | Total | 2013/2014 | 5 YAG | Level 7 (taught) | UK | Female | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 64590 | 62585 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 60380 | 7.7 | 3.7 | 78.3 | 87.3 | 88.6 | 10.3 | 45410 | 22000 | 31800 | 40600 |
| 201617 | Tax year | National | K02000001 | United Kingdom | Total | Total | 2014/2015 | 1 YAG | Level 7 (taught) | UK | Female | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 62645 | 61800 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 60035 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 75.1 | 89.4 | 91.7 | 16.6 | 43705 | 20400 | 24500 | 33600 |
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 |
| country_of_domicile_grouped | Domicile - Filter by Domicile |
| 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 |
| inst_type | Provider type - Filter by Provider type |
| matched | Matched graduates |
| 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 |
| 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
- Free school meals (FSM) status is based on the school census records at any point between school years 6 and 11.
- Prior attainment is defined by UCAS points achieved at A level. Three A/A* grades are equivalent to 360 points, while 180 points is equivalent to three D grades. A further explanation of prior attainment breakdowns, and a table of UCAS points and grade equivalents can be found in the methodology.
- 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.
- In contrast to the UK domiciled section 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.
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