This statistic shows the distribution of skills and attributes lacking among higher education/university graduates in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, according to a survey of UK employers.Of responding employers, eight percent said that the university leavers they employed lacked working world and life experience.
Distribution of skills and attributes lacking among higher education/university graduates in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016
Characteristic
Proportion of university leavers
Lack of working world, life experience or maturity
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UK Department for Education. (June 26, 2017). Distribution of skills and attributes lacking among higher education/university graduates in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290883/skills-lacking-among-university-graduates-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Education. "Distribution of skills and attributes lacking among higher education/university graduates in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016." Chart. June 26, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290883/skills-lacking-among-university-graduates-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Education. (2017). Distribution of skills and attributes lacking among higher education/university graduates in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290883/skills-lacking-among-university-graduates-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Education. "Distribution of Skills and Attributes Lacking among Higher Education/University Graduates in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290883/skills-lacking-among-university-graduates-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Education, Distribution of skills and attributes lacking among higher education/university graduates in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290883/skills-lacking-among-university-graduates-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Distribution of skills and attributes lacking among higher education/university graduates in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph], UK Department for Education, June 26, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/290883/skills-lacking-among-university-graduates-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
