Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) from Universities: 2022-23: Scotland

Introduction

This Official Statistics release presents earnings outcomes for graduates of Scottish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) five years after graduation in the 2022/23 tax year – using the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset to track graduates as they move from higher education into the workplace.

Prior Scottish Government statistical releases of LEO data can be accessed via: Colleges, universities and young people in training: statistics - gov.scot. The last full publication with accompanying commentary was published in 2022. The releases in 2023 and 2024 published data tables only.

This publication is being released in conjunction with the Department for Education’s (DfE) release, covering many different providers across Great Britain (GB). The DfE release, which contains further detailed datasets, can be accessed via: Statistics: higher education graduate employment and earnings - GOV.UK

Alternative text: A graphic provides an overview of the key points from the Longitudinal Educational Outcomes publication. All figures in the graphic relate to median earnings in 2022 to 2023 tax year of UK domiciled first degree graduates from Scottish Higher Education Institutions in the 2016 to 2017 academic year, which is five years after graduation.

The headline figure shows that the median total earnings of UK domiciled first degree graduates from Scottish Higher Education Institutions who go into employment with no further study was £33,600 five years after graduation.

The graphic also provides extra detail for sex, ethnicity, disability, and the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD).

Female graduates earned £2,500 less than male graduates, with female graduates earning £32,500 compared to £35,000 for male graduates. Graduates from non-white backgrounds earned £1,500 less than graduates from white backgrounds, with graduates from non-white backgrounds earning £32,100 compared to £33,600 for graduates from white backgrounds.

Disabled graduates earned £2,500 less than graduates with no known disability, with disabled graduates earning £31,400 compared to £33,900 for graduates with no known disability. Graduates from Quintile 1 – the 20% most deprived areas earned £3,300 less than graduates from Quintile 5 – the 20% least deprived areas, with graduates from Quintile 1 earning £31,400 compared to £34,700 for graduates from Quintile 5

An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland

These statistics are official statistics. Official statistics are statistics that are produced by crown bodies, those acting on behalf of crown bodies, or those specified in statutory orders, as defined in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.

Scottish Government statistics are regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.

More information about Scottish Government statistics is available on the Scottish Government website.