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Average annual gross wage* in the United Kingdom (UK) from April-June 2003 to April-June 2013**, by highest level of qualification and age (in GBP)
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- November 2013
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- April-June 2003 to April-June 2013
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* The average annual gross wage is the median of the average annual gross wages (excluding self-employed) for each quarter between April to June 2003 and April to June 2013.
**Adjusted to the 2013 earnings level.
A graduate is defined as a person who is aged over 20, not enrolled on any educational course and who has a level of higher education above A level standard.
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- April-June 2003 to April-June 2013
- Supplementary notes
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* The average annual gross wage is the median of the average annual gross wages (excluding self-employed) for each quarter between April to June 2003 and April to June 2013.
**Adjusted to the 2013 earnings level.
A graduate is defined as a person who is aged over 20, not enrolled on any educational course and who has a level of higher education above A level standard.
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Statistics on "Higher education and employment in the United Kingdom (UK)"
- Apprenticeships
- Number of apprenticeship programmes beginning in England in 2015/2016, by region*Apprenticeships: new programmes starting in England 2015/2016, by region
- Number of apprenticeship programmes that began in England in 2016/2017, by age*Apprenticeships: new programmes starting in England, by age 2016/2017
- Gender distribution of apprentices starting a programme in England from 2011/12 to 2017/18 (by percentage)Apprenticeships in England 2011-2018, by gender
- Apprenticeship programme starts in England in 2015/2016, by sector subject areaApprenticeships in England (UK) 2015/2016, by industry
- Age distribution of apprentices that started the program in England in 2016/2017, by age*Apprenticeships: age of new apprentices starting in England 2016/2017
- Agriculture, horticulture and animal care apprenticeship program starts in England from 2011/2012 to 2016/2017Agriculture, horticulture and animal care apprenticeships in England 2011-2017
- Arts, media and publishing apprenticeship program starts in England from 2011/2012 to 2016/2017Arts, media and publishing apprenticeships in England 2011-2017
- Business, administration and law apprenticeship program starts in England from 2011/2012 to 2016/2017*Business, administration and law apprenticeships in England 2011-2017
- Further Education
- Students entered for at least one A level in England from academic year 2005/2006 to academic year 2015/2016*A level entrants in England (UK) 2005-2016
- A level pass rates in England for the academic years 2000/2001 to 2016/2017 by resultEngland: A level results 2001-2017, by result
- A level pass rates in England in the academic year 2016/2017, by level of achievement and school typeEngland: A level results 2016/2017, by level of achievement and school type
- European language exam entries at A level in Northern Ireland from 2011 to 2018, by subjectNorthern Ireland: European language candidates at A level from 2011-2018
- University
- Number of university applicants in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2017*University applicants in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2017
- Proportional changes to university application rates in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2017, by subject group Changes to university application rates in the UK from 2016 to 2017, by subject
- Number of university applicants* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2017, by domicile of applicantUniversity applicants in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2017, by domicile of applicant
- Number of university applications in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018, by subject groupNumber of university applications in the UK 2018, by subject
- Number of students enrolled in full-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE full-time postgraduate student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students enrolled in full-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in England in 2015/2016, by subject areaHE full-time postgraduate student enrolments England 2015/2016, by subject area
- Number of students enrolled in full-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in Wales in 2015/2016, by subject areaHE full-time postgraduate student enrolments Wales 2015/2016, by subject area
- Number of students enrolled in full-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in Scotland in 2015/2016, by subject areaHE full-time postgraduate student enrolments Scotland 2015/2016, by subject area
- Postgraduates
- Number of students enrolled in full-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE full-time postgraduate student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students enrolled in full-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in England in 2015/2016, by subject areaHE full-time postgraduate student enrolments England 2015/2016, by subject area
- Number of students enrolled in full-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in Wales in 2015/2016, by subject areaHE full-time postgraduate student enrolments Wales 2015/2016, by subject area
- Number of students enrolled in full-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in Scotland in 2015/2016, by subject areaHE full-time postgraduate student enrolments Scotland 2015/2016, by subject area
- Number of students enrolled in full-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in Northern Ireland in 2015/2016, by subject areaHE full-time postgraduate student enrolments NI 2015/2016, by subject area
- Number of students enrolled in part-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE part-time postgraduate student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students enrolled in part-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in England in 2015/2016, by subject areaHE part-time postgraduate student enrolments England 2015/2016, by subject area
- Number of students enrolled in part-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in Wales in 2015/2016, by subject areaHE part-time postgraduate student enrolments Wales 2015/2016, by subject area
- Post-university
- Share of graduates by employment activity in the United Kingdom in 2016/17What graduates did next in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016/17
- Employment basis of employed graduates in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017Employment status of male and female graduates in UK 2017, by employment basis
- Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) positions held by employed graduates in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2016/17, by genderOccupation of employed graduates in UK in 2016/17, by gender
- Distribution of skills and attributes lacking among higher education/university graduates in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016Skills lacking among university graduates in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016
- Unemployment and NEET
- Monthly youth unemployment rate in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2015 to October 2018 (16-17 years old)UK monthly youth unemployment rate (16-17) 2015-2018
- Youth unemployment rate in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2017 (16-17 years old)United Kingdom (UK): Youth unemployment rate (16-17) 2000-2017
- Monthly youth unemployment rate in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2015 to October 2018 (18-24 years old)UK monthly youth unemployment rate (18-24) 2015-2018
- Youth unemployment rate (18-24 year-olds) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2017United Kingdom (UK): Youth unemployment rate (18-24 year-olds) 2000-2017
- Monthly youth unemployment rate (18-24 years old) in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2014 to October 2018, by genderUnited Kingdom (UK): Monthly youth unemployment rate (18-24) in 2014-2018, by gender
- Number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the United Kingdom (UK) from January to March 2013 to July to September 2017 (in 1,000)*United Kingdom (UK): Number of young people who were NEET 2013-2017
- Percentage of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the United Kingdom (UK) from January-March 2013 to July-September 2017*United Kingdom (UK): Percentage of young people who were NEET 2013-2017
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- Ireland: expected years of education over lifetime 2013-2015
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- Liechtenstein: expected years of education over lifetime 2013-2015
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- Proportional changes to university application rates in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2017, by subject group
- Number of university applicants* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2017, by domicile of applicant
- Number of students enrolled in full-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in England in 2015/2016, by subject area
- Number of students enrolled in full-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in Wales in 2015/2016, by subject area
- Number of students enrolled in full-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in Scotland in 2015/2016, by subject area
- Number of students enrolled in full-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in Northern Ireland in 2015/2016, by subject area
- Distribution of skills and attributes lacking among higher education/university graduates in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016
- Youth unemployment rate in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2017 (16-17 years old)
- Youth unemployment rate (18-24 year-olds) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2017
- Number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the United Kingdom (UK) from January to March 2013 to July to September 2017 (in 1,000)*
- Percentage of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the United Kingdom (UK) from January-March 2013 to July-September 2017*
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- Highest level of qualification attained in Scotland in 2017, by gender*
- Number of expected years of education per person over a lifetime in the European Union (28 countries) from 2003 to 2012
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- Number of expected years of education per person over a lifetime in Portugal from 2013 to 2015
- Number of expected years of education per person over a lifetime in Ireland from 2013 to 2015
- GCSE pass rates in all State-funded mainstream schools in England in 2014/2015, by pass level and gender*
- Total public expenditure estimates on education in the European Union from 2003 to 2011 (in million PPS)*
- Total public expenditure on education in Austria from 2003 to 2011 (in million PPS)*
- Number of expected years of education per person over a lifetime in Germany from 2013 to 2015
- Number of expected years of education per person over a lifetime in Austria from 2013 to 2015
- Total public expenditure on education in Switzerland from 2003 to 2011 (in million PPS)*
- Total public expenditure on education in the Netherlands from 2003 to 2011 (in million PPS)*
- Number of expected years of education per person over a lifetime in Liechtenstein from 2013 to 2015
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- Number of students enrolled in part-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in England in 2015/2016, by subject area
- Number of students enrolled in part-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in Wales in 2015/2016, by subject area
- Number of students enrolled in part-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in Scotland in 2015/2016, by subject area
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- Monthly youth unemployment rate in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2015 to October 2018 (16-17 years old)
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- Monthly youth unemployment rate (18-24 years old) in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2014 to October 2018, by gender
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