Statistics Publication Notice: Early Destinations of Students Qualifying from Scottish Higher Education Institutions 2011-12

Statistics on the first destinations of leavers from Scottish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), 6 months after qualifying.


Table 5: Employment industry of leavers from Scottish HEIs by subject of qualification: 2011-12

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 30,800 0.3 9.8 14.8 5.3 17.6 12.0 13.3 26.0
Medical Studies 5,910 0.0 1.1 7.7 0.4 2.1 1.9 3.3 83.1
Science and Engineering 7,460 0.9 20.4 16.7 10.3 25.0 5.8 8.3 11.8
Business and Social Studies 9,705 0.2 12.0 18.2 5.4 28.0 16.0 6.4 12.9
Education and the Arts 7,485 0.1 3.0 14.4 4.0 9.4 20.5 35.2 12.4

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)
Leavers from Multi-Disciplinary Studies are included in 'All subjects' but not in breakdown by subject area
A small number of leavers whose employment industry was unknown are included in subject area totals and 'All subjects' but not in breakdown by industry

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