英国本科生与研究生的毕业去向What UK graduate and postgraduate students did after leaving college

The column charts illustrate what UK graduates and postgraduates chose to do in 2008 if they did not move into full-time employment. The categories shown include part-time work, voluntary work, further study and unemployment. Overall, most UK students – both graduates and postgraduates – decided to enrol in further study in 2008, while voluntary work was the least common choice made by them. Despite the differences in numbers, the relative preferences between the two groups were almost identical. Among graduates, well over 29,000 individuals opted to continue their studies, making this by far the most popular route. Part-time work was the second most common activity for them, drawing more than 17,000 graduates, whereas unemployment affected just over 16,000 of them. Only a small minority, around 3,500, chose voluntary work after they completed their graduation. A similar pattern appears among postgraduates, though on a much smaller scale. Approximately 2,700 of them chose further study, compared with close to 2,500 who took part-time jobs. Around 1,600 remained unemployed, while just 350 entered voluntary roles.