The table illustrates employment figures for students from four countries—Scotland, England, Wales, and Northern Ireland— in the UK after they completed their first courses in 2001. The data is categorized into three types of employment: permanent, temporary, and overseas.
Overall, it is immediately apparent that Scotland was the clear leader in both permanent and total employment, while Northern Ireland had the lowest figures in all categories, with the exception of overseas employment. England which had a comparable share to Wales, led in temporary employment, whereas Irish graduates dominated in overseas employment.
43.6%, 20.2% and 20.2% of Scottish students worked permanently, temporarily and overseas, respectively. Moreover, England had the biggest number of temporary employees, with 23%, and the least amount of overseas employees, with just 2.3 percent.
Graduates from Northern Ireland worked permanently less than any country’s students, with 20 percent. Furthermore, they had the least proportion of temporary and total employees, with 8.6% and 33.6%, respectively. Also, Wales had moderate figures of 30%, 12.4% and 2.9% in permanent, temporary, and overseas employment.
