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Higher Education Graduates and Diplomates and their First Destinations 1986-87 to 1996-97

Graduates and diplomates gaining permanent UK employment by level of qualification and industry of employer: 1986-87 to 1996-97

Table 10

Industry
of
employer

Public
Service
(%)

Education
(%)

Engineering
and
Industry
(%)

Commerce
Transport
and
Leisure
(%)

Self
Employed
(%)

Total
respondents
=100%

Total

1986-87

25

16

27

30

1

11,175

1987-88

26

15

30

28

2

11,924

1988-89

26

14

29

29

2

11,788

1989-90

27

16

28

28

2

12,146

1990-91

29

18

23

28

2

10,933

1991-92

28

19

20

30

2

11,354

1992-93

27

19

20

31

3

12,451

1993-94

26

17

21

34

2

14,267

 

1994-95

22

13

20

43

2

10,514

1995-96

24

9

20

44

3

12,814

1996-97

27

8

20

42

2

13,770

Postgraduate

1986-87

19

43

23

13

2

2,355

1987-88

21

42

22

13

3

2,302

1988-89

24

38

23

13

3

2,303

1989-90

20

41

23

14

3

2,699

1990-91

23

44

18

13

2

2,955

1991-92

21

45

18

14

2

3,360

1992-93

23

43

18

14

2

3,528

1993-94

25

40

17

15

2

3,862

 

1994-95

16

51

13

19

2

1,431

1995-96

22

36

16

22

3

1,668

1996-97

24

27

20

27

3

1,950

First Degree

1986-87

25

9

29

36

1

6,656

1987-88

25

10

31

33

2

7,184

1988-89

25

9

30

33

2

7,239

1989-90

26

10

30

33

2

7,124

1990-91

29

9

27

34

2

6,125

1991-92

30

10

21

37

2

5,980

1992-93

29

12

20

37

2

6,625

1993-94

26

10

23

40

1

7,954

 

1994-95

23

8

20

47

2

6,612

1995-96

25

4

20

48

2

8,016

1996-97

24

5

20

49

2

8,163

Sub Degree

1986-87

31

11

29

28

1

2,165

1987-88

33

5

33

29

1

2,438

1988-89

31

4

33

30

2

2,246

1989-90

37

4

26

30

2

2,323

1990-91

38

4

21

34

2

1,853

1991-92

35

4

18

39

4

2,014

1992-93

28

4

21

42

5

2,299

1993-94

27

5

21

43

5

2,451

 

1994-95

24

4

23

46

3

2,471

1995-96

24

7

22

43

4

3,130

1996-97

35

4

20

37

4

3,657

 

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