Early Destinations of Students Qualifying from Scottish Higher Educations Institutions 2012-13

Statistics on the first destinations of leavers from Scottish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)in 2012-13


Table 5: Employment industry of leavers from Scottish HEIs by subject of qualification: 2012-13

Leavers from Scottish HEIs in UK employment

No. of Leavers Agriculture and Related Industries
(%)
Manufacturing and Construction
(%)
Retail and Leisure
(%)
Transport and Communication
(%)
Finance and Business Services
(%)
Public Administration
(%)
Education
(%)
Health, Social and Community Work
(%)
All subjects 31,635 0.4 11.0 14.4 5.5 18.0 6.9 17.1 26.3
Medical Studies 5,970 0.1 1.4 7.1 0.4 2.1 1.4 3.0 84.2
Science and Engineering 8,215 1.3 24.0 15.7 9.6 23.0 4.8 9.9 11.2
Business and Social Studies 9,485 0.1 12.3 17.7 5.8 30.2 13.5 6.6 13.3
Education and the Arts 7,720 0.0 2.8 14.7 4.9 10.2 4.9 48.8 13.4

Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)
Data weighted according to response rates (see Methodological Notes, Section 3)
Number of leavers rounded to the nearest 5
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 2007 was used to categorise employment industry (see Methodological Notes, Section 4)

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