The Erasmus programme was one of the most well-known European programmes and ran for just over a quarter of a century; in 2014 it was superseded by the EU’s programme for education, training, youth and sport, referred to as Erasmus+. The Open University [ edit ] Due to the large number and geographical dispersion of students, unlike most UK universities, degree ceremonies at the Open University are not the occasion on which degrees are formally conferred. Higher education institutions are crucial partners in delivering the EU’s strategy to drive forward and maintain growth: the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth has set a target that 40 % of people aged 30-34 years in the EU should have a higher education qualification by 2020. There seems to be two main reasons Russell Group graduates are more likely to work in highly-skilled and highly-paid posts. The figures, published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency on Thursday, reveal a record number of female students enrolled on higher education courses last year, making up 57 per … The average annual gross wages do not include the wages of those who are self employed. This was lower than the percentage for those educated to A level standard (19%), A* to C grade GCSE standard (24%) and the percentages for those with other qualifications or no qualifications (29% and 53% respectively). They include graduates from both higher level and lower level nursing programmes.They exclude graduates from Masters or PhD degrees in nursing to avoid double-counting nurses acquiring further qualifications. More information about the joint data collection is available in an article on the UOE methodology. This indicates that going on to higher education can help a young person find a job. Researchers at the University of Warwick and the University of the West of England have defined a non-graduate role as one which does not require a higher educational background. Among students studying for master’s degrees, women were in the majority in all of the EU-27 Member States, but in a minority in Turkey and Liechtenstein. The differences in these shares might also depend on the magnitude of the respective population cohorts. The vice-chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Prof Akwasi Asabre-Ameyaw, said the institution graduates some 4,000 students every year, and out of this number … This indicator is measured per 100 000 inhabitants. However, they were subsequently replaced by the ISCED-F 2013 classification and Eurostat data from 2016 onwards are classified according to this classification (which has been used as the basis of the information presented within this article). We split non-graduates into those aged between 21 and 30 and those aged over 30. People in the UK refers to people aged between 21 and 64 who are not enrolled on any educational course. Overall these figures show that in July to September 2017, graduates were more likely to be employed, less likely to be searching for work and much less likely to be out of the labour force than people who left education with lower qualifications or no qualifications. There were 14 million graduates in the UK in 2017, following a steady increase over the past decade. The United States is projected to produce fewer high school graduates each year from 2014 to 2023, compared to the highest recorded number of graduates in … From 2008 onwards the series covers men and women aged 16 to 64. The industry group is not available for some workers, these workers have been excluded from the total. The number of law students has doubled in the past decade, with more than 12,000 graduates now entering a job market that comprises about 60,000 solicitors each year. In July to September 2017, graduates were more likely to be employed than non-graduates. In May 2018, the European Commission adopted proposals for the Erasmus programme for 2021-2027, involving a doubling of the budget to EUR 30 billion which it is expected should enable 12 million people to participate in the programme. Those graduates with an undergraduate degree in linguistics, English and classics, and languages were both less likely to be employed and were more likely to receive a lower average gross annual wage. It can be seen that 10.9 % of all tertiary education graduates were men graduating from engineering, manufacturing or construction courses, compared with 4.3 % that were women graduating from this field, a difference of 6.7 percentage points. The labour force is everyone who is employed or unemployed. Nearly one tenth (9.6 %) of all tertiary education students were women studying in this field, compared with 3.8 % that were men studying in this field, a difference of 5.8 percentage points. ISCED 2011 distinguishes nine levels of education: early childhood education (level 0); primary education (level 1); lower secondary education (level 2); upper secondary education (level 3); post-secondary non-tertiary education (level 4); short-cycle tertiary education (level 5); bachelor’s or equivalent (level 6); master’s or equivalent (level 7); doctoral or equivalent (level 8). In a similar vein, the share of graduates in health and welfare was relatively low in Cyprus, Luxembourg and Germany (note that graduates of vocational academies are excluded), while it was relatively high in Malta (19.9 %), Denmark (20.9 %), Finland (21.9 %), Sweden (23.2 %) and particularly Belgium (28.8 %). In this field, almost three quarters of all students were male. The fields of education — as classified by ISCED-F 2013 — are broad domains, branches or areas of content covered by an education programme or qualification. Elias, P. and K. Purcell (2013) ‘Classifying graduate occupations for the knowledge society’. In these cases, the number of graduates at the bachelor’s levels may be small or even zero. It was a particularly common industry for those graduates with degrees in medicine or dentistry, education and subjects related to medicine. In July to September 2017, the recent graduate group had an average age of 25. Within the EU-27, close to three fifths (57.7 %) of all graduates in 2018 were women. The age range focuses on people aged between 21 and 64. In this field, women accounted for close to three quarters of the total number of tertiary students. Law graduates … This was done to create non- graduate groups comparable with the graduate groups in terms of average ages. However, from 2013, unemployment rates for all groups have been falling to levels similar to those before the economic downturn. Finally, the proportion of graduates in business, administration and law was relatively low in Sweden, Italy, Finland and Spain, while it was particularly high in France (34.3 %), Cyprus (39.0 %) and Luxembourg (42.5 %). However, the global financial and economic crisis affected higher education in different ways, with some EU Member States investing more and others making radical cutbacks in their tertiary education spending. Please see the user guidance to the report for more details. Number of graduates per year? 2,4. Those with apprenticeships earned less than graduates at all ages over 24 but earned more on average than those educated to A level or A* to C grade GCSE standard. Since the 2008 to 2009 economic downturn, unemployment rates have risen for all groups but the sharpest rise was experienced by non-graduates aged 21 to 30. Upper-middle – This skill level equates to competence acquired through post-compulsory education but not to degree level. The average gross hourly pay does not include those who are self employed. Types of education classified as “other” qualification: BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General certificate, City and Guilds foundation/Part 1 Level 1 Certificate, London School of Economics and Political Science, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, /employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/graduatesintheuklabourmarket/2017, Figure 1: People in the UK^1^ not enrolled on any educational course by the level of their highest qualification^2^, Figure 2: The percentage of graduates^1^ in the population^2^, Figure 3a: Employment^1^, by the highest level of qualification^2^ held, Figure 3b: Unemployment^1^ by the highest level of qualification^2^ held, Figure 3c: Inactivity^1^ rates by the highest level of qualification^2^ held, Figure 4: Unemployment rates^1^ for recent graduates^2,3^, non-recent graduates^4^, non-graduates aged 21 to 30 and non-graduates aged over 30, Figure 5: Inactivity rates^1^ for recent graduates^2,3^, non recent graduates^4^, non graduates aged 21 to 30 and non graduates aged over 30, Figure 6: Percentage of graduates^1^ and non-graduates employed in each industry group^2^, Figure 7: Percentage of graduates^1^ and non graduates working in each skill level group^2^, Figure 8: Percentage of recent graduates^1,2^ and non-recent graduates^3^ working in non-graduate roles^4^, Figure 9: Average annual gross wage ^1,2^ by age and highest qualification, Figure 10: Employment rates^1^ for graduates^2^ with undergraduate degree^3^ by the subject of their degree^4^, Figure 11: Average^1^ gross annual pay for graduates^2^ with undergraduate degrees^3^ by the subject of their degree^4^, Figure 12a: Graduates^1^ with an undergraduate degree^2^ from Russell Group Universities^3^ and from non-Russell Group Universities, Figure 12b: Percentage of graduates^1^ with undergraduate degrees^2^ in each skill level of job^3^ by whether or not they studied for their undergraduate degree at a university within the Russell Group^4^, Figure 12c: Average^1^ hourly pay^2^ for graduates^3^ with undergraduate degrees^4^ by whether or not they studied at a university within the Russell Group^5^, Figure 12d: Percentage of Russell Group^1^ and non Russell Group graduates^2^ who studied Medicine, Engineering or Physical/Environmental Sciences, Figure 13a: Employment rates^1^ for male and female graduates^2^, Figure 13b: Percentage of male and female graduates^1^, inactive due to looking after the family and/or home, Figure 14a: Male and female graduates^1^, by skill level of their job^2^, Figure 14b: Percentage of male and female graduates^1^ working in part time roles, Figure 14c: Percentage of part time workers^1^ employment by skill level^2^ of occupation, Figure 15a: Average^1^ gross hourly pay^2^ for male and female graduates^3^, Figure 15b: Average^1^ annual pay for graduates^2^ with undergraduate degrees^3^ in medicine, physical or environmental science, maths or computer science, engineering or architecture^4^ and percentage who are male, Figure 16a: Graduates^1^ across areas of Great Britain, Figure 16b: Unemployment rates^1^ for graduates^2^ across areas of Great Britain, Things you need to know about this release, Steady increase in the number of graduates in the UK over the past decade, Different types of graduates and non-graduates, Graduates from the top UK universities were earning more than graduates from other UK universities. In 2018, an analysis of the number of graduates in the EU-27 by field of education shows that almost one quarter (24.6 %) of all tertiary students had graduated in business, administration or law. Female graduates being more likely to work part-time may also explain the differences in pay for male and female graduates. This page was last modified on 2 December 2020, at 17:46. The average age of a graduate in London was 38 while in the remaining areas of Great Britain the average age of a graduate was 43 or over. By contrast, around one third of tertiary students were studying for master’s degrees in Portugal, Sweden and Germany, with higher shares in Czechia, Luxembourg, Italy, France, Croatia, Slovakia and Cyprus (where the share was close to two fifths). 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