Collection

Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO): collection

Information about the LEO dataset including guidance, research reports and official statistics.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 17 April 2024

The Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset is a data product created by the Department for Education (DfE).

The LEO standard extract connects individuals’ education data with their employment, benefits and earnings data to create a de-identified person level administrative dataset.

The LEO dataset is available for approved third party researchers to access and analyse.

LEO guidance and information

• Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset
  • 17 April 2024
  • Transparency data
• Apply to access the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset
  • 17 April 2024
  • Guidance
• Longitudinal education outcomes study: how we use and share data
  • 10 February 2023
  • Transparency data
• How DfE shares personal data
  • 4 April 2024
  • Guidance
• DfE external data shares
  • 7 March 2024
  • Transparency data

Official Statistics using LEO

• Exploring educational attainment, internal migration, and economic outcomes in English travel to work areas in 2018 to 2019
  • 19 September 2023
  • Official Statistics
• Exploring the educational attainment of pupils in English towns
  • 25 July 2023
  • Official Statistics
• Understanding earnings gaps for free school meals recipients in England: 2017 to 2019
  • 4 August 2022
  • Official Statistics
• Education and social mobility: understanding earnings outcomes for free school meals students - initial findings
  • 25 January 2022
  • Official Statistics
• Adult further education: outcome-based success measures
  • 20 December 2016
  • Official Statistics

Research reports using LEO

• Labour market value of higher and further education qualifications: a summary report
  • 9 February 2023
  • Research and analysis
• Key stage 2 attainment and early labour market outcomes
  • 26 January 2023
  • Research and analysis
• Post-16 education and labour market activities, pathways and outcomes (LEO)
  • 12 December 2022
  • Research and analysis
• Analysis of longitudinal education outcomes
  • 25 May 2022
  • Independent report
• Higher education, geographical mobility and early-career earnings
  • 17 September 2021
  • Research and analysis
• GCSE attainment and lifetime earnings
  • 9 July 2021
  • Research and analysis
• Undergraduate degrees: labour market returns by background characteristics
  • 26 March 2021
  • Research and analysis
• Undergraduate degrees: lifetime labour market returns
  • 29 February 2020
  • Research and analysis

Further education outcomes

• Further education outcomes: 2020 to 2021
  • 30 November 2023
  • Official Statistics
• Further education outcome-based success measures: 2019 to 2020
  • 24 November 2022
  • Official Statistics
• Further education outcome-based success measures: 2018 to 2019
  • 9 December 2021
  • Official Statistics
• Further education outcome-based success measures: 2017 to 2018
  • 26 November 2020
  • Official Statistics
• Further education outcome-based success measures: 2016 to 2017
  • 9 January 2020
  • Official Statistics
• Further education outcome-based success measures: 2015 to 2016
  • 18 October 2018
  • Official Statistics
• Further education outcome-based success measures: 2014 to 2015
  • 29 November 2017
  • Official Statistics

Post-16 outcomes

• Employment and earnings outcomes of ApprenticeshipsNI achievers
  • 23 August 2023
  • Official Statistics
• Post-16 educational and employment outcomes of children in need
  • 23 May 2022
  • Research and analysis
• Post-16 education and labour market activities and outcomes of looked-after children (LEO)
  • 19 July 2021
  • Research and analysis
• Post-16 pathways at level 3 and below
  • 10 November 2020
  • Transparency data
• Apprenticeships and social mobility: fulfilling potential
  • 24 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Post-16 education: earnings outcomes for level 3 achievements
  • 1 November 2019
  • Research and analysis
• Post-16 education: highest level of achievement by age 25
  • 10 May 2018
  • Research and analysis
• Average earnings post apprenticeship: 2010 to 2015
  • 15 December 2016
  • Official Statistics
• Improvements to destinations of key stage 5 students: time series
  • 31 August 2016
  • Official Statistics
• Improvements to destinations of key stage 5 students: 2014
  • 4 August 2016
  • Official Statistics

Graduate outcomes

• Graduate outcomes (LEO): 2018 to 2019
  • 12 May 2022
  • Official Statistics
• Graduate outcomes (LEO): postgraduate outcomes in 2018 to 2019
  • 20 May 2021
  • Official Statistics
• Graduate outcomes (LEO): subject by provider 2018 to 2019
  • 24 June 2021
  • Official Statistics
• Graduate outcomes (LEO): 2017 to 2018
  • 25 March 2021
  • Official Statistics
• Graduate outcomes (LEO): postgraduate outcomes in 2017 to 2018
  • 21 May 2020
  • Official Statistics
• Graduate outcomes (LEO): subject by provider 2017 to 2018
  • 25 June 2020
  • Official Statistics
• Graduate outcomes (LEO): including self-employment earnings data
  • 20 December 2017
  • Official Statistics
• Graduate outcomes (LEO): postgraduate outcomes in 2016 to 2017
  • 20 June 2019
  • Official Statistics
• Graduate outcomes (LEO): subject by provider, 2016 to 2017
  • 26 June 2019
  • Official Statistics
• Graduate Outcomes (LEO): international outcomes 2006 to 2016
  • 28 June 2018
  • Transparency data
• Graduate outcomes (LEO): 2015 to 2016
  • 25 March 2021
  • Official Statistics
• Graduate outcomes (LEO): postgraduate outcomes in 2015 to 2016
  • 24 May 2018
  • Official Statistics
• Graduate outcomes (LEO): subject by provider, 2015 to 2016
  • 21 June 2018
  • Official Statistics
• Graduate outcomes (LEO): subject by provider, 2015 to 2016
  • 21 June 2018
  • Official Statistics
• Graduate outcomes, by degree subject and university
  • 1 December 2016
  • Official Statistics
• Graduate outcomes: longitudinal education outcomes (LEO) data
  • 4 August 2016
  • Official Statistics

Graduate and post graduate outcomes

• LEO graduate outcomes: provider level data 2020 to 2021
  • 6 July 2023
  • Official Statistics
• LEO graduate and postgraduate outcomes: 2020 to 2021
  • 6 July 2023
  • Official Statistics
• LEO graduate outcomes: provider level data 2019 to 2020
  • 24 November 2022
  • Official Statistics
• LEO graduate and postgraduate outcomes: 2019 to 2020
  • 24 November 2022
  • Official Statistics
• Postgraduate degrees: labour market returns
  • 16 September 2020
  • Research and analysis

Published 17 April 2024