§ Mr. RendelTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment he has made of the total income over the average working life of(a) graduates and (b) non-graduates; and what the sources are for this information. [82773]
§ Margaret Hodge[holding answer 25 November 2002]: Using Labour Force Survey data from the four quarters autumn 2000 to summer 2001, we have estimated that, on average, graduates whose highest qualification is a first degree earn around £1,075,000 over a working life. This figure relates to Great Britain, and is based on gross earnings from main job. The equivalent figure for
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First degree graduates in mathematics, science and technology—higher education institutions in England 2000–01 Numbers Percentages Female Male Total Female Male Medicine and dentistry 2,446 2,254 4,700 52 48 Subject allied to medicine1 12,428 3,159 15,587 80 20 Biological sciences 9,260 5,393 14,653 63 37 3 Permanent exclusions for 2000/01 are estimated as a number of local education authorities have not confirmed the data for their schools.
Source:
Annual Schools Census