Destinations of UK graduates (excluding full-time work) in 2008

The bar charts reveal various work and study choices made by graduate and postgraduate students in the UK by 2008 following their time at college. However, full-time work was not considered in the elaboration of the statistics. In 2008, almost thirty thousand graduates noticeably continued their studies. The preponderance of the ‘further studies’ category over the other options is remarkable. Part-time work was prioritized by approximately 16, 000 respondents, roughly over 50% of graduates. Furthermore, according to data presented, 16, 235 surveyed respondents stated that they didn’t work by 2008. As a consequence, unemployment category seemed to occupy third place on the podium. On the other hand, part-time employees stood for around 2, 500 people and only 3, 500 were volunteers. Similarly, the majority of postgraduates chose to continue learning. However, compared with the previous bar chart, the difference between the two categories is interestingly modest, with only 190 people between one and the other. Almost 170 individuals did not work, and an extremely limited proportion volunteered themselves. Overall, UK statistics depict a remarkable disparity in the proportion of people who reach postgraduate education compared to regular graduate figures. However, numbers demonstrate that more students are willing to continue investing time in their education.