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.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /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." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 26 Jun 2017, /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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/290883/skills-lacking-among-university-graduates-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
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: /statistics/290883/skills-lacking-among-university-graduates-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
