Unemployment: Graduates
Commons · Question 115900 · Tabled 25 Feb 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 2 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of graduates who were not in high-skilled roles 15 months after graduation remain outside high-skilled employment a) three years later and b) five years later.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 2 Apr 2026
The department does not produce estimates of the proportion of graduates in high-skilled roles at three or five years after graduation.Graduate Outcome survey data published by HESA shows that around 70% of UK domiciled students who graduated with an unde...