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The Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education in the United Kingdom dataset provides details of the destinations of UK and European Union domiciled leavers from UK higher education. the current data cover the academic years 1994/95 to 2015/16. Eligible qualifications and providers have changed over time and definitions provided in the documentation should be referred to for all time series analysis.

Further information may be found on the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) website, including links to further documentation may be found on the Data collection webpage. Links to publications are included on the GOV.UK Higher Education Statistics Agency webpage.


Main Topics:

The data cover:

• Destination of those gaining higher education qualifications from higher education providers in the UK by Institution
• Subject of study – 2 digit JACS
• Mode of Study (Full-time/Part-time)
• Level of qualification obtained (Doctorate, Other Higher Degree, Other PG, First degree, Other UG)
• Sex
• Domicile (UK, Other EU)
• Activity
• Standard industrial classification (2 digit)
• Standard occupational classification (3 digit)
• Location of Employment
• Employment basis
• Type of qualification of further study
• Salary (£5K bands).

Note that data for 1994/95-2001/02 includes full-time leavers only. The definition of full-time changed in 1998/99 - prior to this a full-time course was 18 weeks or more. Subsequently it had to involve a minimum of 24 weeks of study.