the tables show the information about salaries of graduates and non-graduates in the UK between 2000 and 2010. The first table shows average salary, and the second table shows salary by age.
Overall, people with a degree earned more money than people without a degree in all age groups. Salaries became higher when people got older and reached the highest point at age 52, then went down at age 62.
At age 22, graduates earned £15,800, while non-graduates had £14,500. By the age of 32, graduates’ salary increased a lot to £31,500, compared to £19,100 for non-graduates. The highest salary for graduates was £33,900 at age 52, but for non-graduates, the highest was £19,100 at age 32 and 42.
When people were 62, both groups earned less. Graduates had £23,100 and non-graduates had £15,300. This shows that graduates always earned more money than non-graduates at any age.