Electrical Engineering: Graduates
(asked on 2nd March 2015) - View Source
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many electrical engineers graduated from UK universities in each of the last 10 years.
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes data on students enrolled at UK higher education institutions. Statistics on first degree qualifiers from electronic and electrical engineering subjects in the academic years 2004/05 to 2013/14 have been provided in the table.
Statistics for the 2014/15 academic year will become available from the Higher Education Statistics Agency in January 2016.
First Degree qualifications obtained by subject
UK Higher Education Institutions
Academic Years 2004/05 to 2013/14
Academic Year | Electronic and electrical engineering | STEM subjects | All subjects |
2004/05 | 5,630 | 129,480 | 306,365 |
2005/06 | 5,465 | 132,530 | 315,985 |
2006/07 | 4,980 | 132,735 | 319,260 |
2007/08 | 4,990 | 138,030 | 334,890 |
2008/09 | 4,695 | 137,465 | 333,720 |
2009/10 | 4,890 | 144,505 | 350,860 |
2010/11 | 5,190 | 150,520 | 369,010 |
2011/12 | 5,420 | 158,580 | 390,985 |
2012/13 | 5,650 | 167,420 | 403,770 |
2013/14 | 5,500 | 175,125 | 421,850 |
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record
Notes:
1. Figures have been rounded up or down to the nearest five, so components may not sum to totals.
2. Counts in the table refer to students qualifying from both full-time and part-time courses.
3. Counts by subject are given in terms of full-person equivalents - defined using the Joint Academic Coding System (JACS).
4. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) courses have been defined as the sum of the JACS subject groupings: Medicine & dentistry, Subjects allied to medicine, Biological sciences, Veterinary science, Agriculture & related subjects, Physical sciences, Mathematical sciences, Computer science, Engineering & technology and Architecture, building & planning.