ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING: GRADUATES

Sir Nicholas Soames: 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.

Greg Clark, Minister of State for Universities, Science and Cities: 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.

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