§ Mr. Loveridgeasked the Secretary of State for Employment what numbers of graduates leaving universities in the United Kingdom are estimated to have entered private industry, commerce, the public services, teacher training, the professions and the remaining occupations in each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. Gerry FowlerI have been asked to reply.
The following table—compiled from the annual series "First Destination of University Graduates" published by the University Grants Committee—gives the first known destinations of first degree graduates from universities in Great Britain. The figures exclude graduates who obtained first degrees in medicine, dentistry or veterinary science, and Bachelor of Education degrees.
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Year of graduation 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 Employment in United Kingdom: Public utility and transport concerns, N.C.B., A.E.A. 321 324 393 587 601 886 1,099 1,182 1,331 1,055 Other industry 3,798 4,245 5,006 6,315 7,066 7,912 7,858 7,493 5,315 5,476 Commerce 609 651 716 779 1,094 1,592 1,764 1,742 1,802 2,191 Public services 1,161 1,231 1,573 1,786 2,185 2,775 2,625 3,150 3,839 4,050 Education 2,018 1,832 1,877 1,989 2,061 2,327 1,656 1,657 1,872 1,521 Accountants, solicitors and other private practice 572 520 578 577 799 1,017 1,253 1,320 1,540 1,871 Other occupations (including graduates already in employment) 1,403 1,314 1,314 1,441 1,606 1,805 1,975 2,157 1,999 2,164 Other destinations: Teacher training 4,085 4,545 4,352 4,804 5,383 6,248 6,513 6,996 7,862 8,460 Other training or further education 5,908 6,861 7,732 8,613 9,807 10,799 11,372 11,652 11,557 11,277 Not in permanent employment or training in United Kingdom 2,401 2,815 2,939 3,766 3,904 4,676 5,404 6,190 7,113 6,660 Unknown 787 1,080 1,069 1,509 2,022 2,578 3,484 4,045 4,967 5,637 Total 23,063 25,418 27,549 32,166 36,528 42,615 45,003 47,584 49,197 50,362