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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
• Last updated: 6 August 2026
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  1. 6 August 2026

     Added new links to Official Statistics using LEO, Research reports using LEO, Further education outcomes, and Graduate and postgraduate outcomes sections.

  2. 25 June 2026

     Added 'Undergraduate degrees: new estimates on lifetime earnings' to the 'Research reports using LEO' section. Also added 'Graduate labour market outcomes (LEO): 2023 to 2024' to the 'Graduate and postgraduate outcomes' section.

  3. 18 December 2025

     Added Further education outcomes: 2022 to 2023.

  4. 26 June 2025

     Added 'LEO graduate outcomes provider level data: 2022 to 2023' and 'LEO data on graduate and postgraduate outcomes: 2022 to 2023' to the 'Graduate and postgraduate outcomes' section.

  5. 29 May 2025

     Added 'Using graduate earnings data in the regulation of higher education providers' to section on 'Research reports using LEO'.

  6. 28 November 2024

     Added, 'Labour market outcomes: impact of ethnicity, SES and SEN'.

  7. 28 November 2024

     Added 'Further education outcomes: 2021 to 2022' to the 'Further education outcomes' section.

  8. 20 June 2024

     Added 'LEO data on graduate and postgraduate outcomes: 2021 to 2022' to 'Graduate and postgraduate outcomes'.

  9. 23 May 2024

     Added 'LEO graduate outcomes provider level data: 2021 to 2022' to the 'Graduate and postgraduate outcomes' section.

  10. 17 April 2024

      First published.

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
  • 14 May 2026
  • Guidance
• Longitudinal education outcomes study: how we use and share data
  • 7 July 2026
  • Transparency data
• How DfE shares personal data
  • 11 September 2025
  • Guidance
• DfE external data shares
  • 10 September 2026
  • Transparency data

Official Statistics using LEO

• Statistics: higher education graduate employment and earnings
  • 25 June 2026
  • Collection
• Statistics: outcome based success measures
  • 18 December 2025
  • Collection
• 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

• Undergraduate degrees: new estimates on lifetime earnings
  • 25 June 2026
  • Research and analysis
• Key stage 2 attainment and lifetime earnings
  • 6 July 2025
  • Research and analysis
• Using graduate earnings data in regulation of higher education providers
  • 29 May 2025
  • Research and analysis
• Labour market outcomes: impact of ethnicity, SES and SEN
  • 28 November 2024
  • Research and analysis
• 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: Academic Year 2024/25
  • 4 August 2026
  • Official Statistics
• Further education outcomes: 2023 to 2024
  • 3 November 2025
  • Official statistics announcement
• Further education outcomes: 2022 to 2023
  • 18 December 2025
  • Official Statistics
• Further education outcomes: 2021 to 2022
  • 28 November 2024
  • Official Statistics
• 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: 2015 to 2016
  • 18 October 2018
  • Official Statistics
• Further education outcome-based success measures: 2016 to 2017
  • 9 January 2020
  • 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 and postgraduate outcomes

• Graduate labour market outcomes (LEO): 2023 to 2024
  • 25 June 2026
  • Official Statistics
• LEO graduate outcomes provider level data: 2022 to 2023
  • 26 June 2025
  • Official Statistics
• LEO data on graduate and postgraduate outcomes: 2022 to 2023
  • 26 June 2025
  • Official Statistics
• LEO data on graduate and postgraduate outcomes: 2021 to 2022
  • 20 June 2024
  • Official Statistics
• LEO graduate outcomes provider level data: 2021 to 2022
  • 23 May 2024
  • Official Statistics
• LEO graduate and postgraduate outcomes: 2020 to 2021
  • 6 July 2023
  • Official Statistics
• LEO graduate outcomes: provider level data 2020 to 2021
  • 6 July 2023
  • Official Statistics
• LEO graduate and postgraduate outcomes: 2019 to 2020
  • 24 November 2022
  • Official Statistics
• LEO graduate outcomes: provider level data 2019 to 2020
  • 24 November 2022
  • Official Statistics
• 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): outcomes in 2016 to 2017
  • 25 March 2021
  • Official Statistics
• Graduate outcomes (LEO): subject by provider, 2016 to 2017
  • 26 June 2019
  • Official Statistics
• Graduate outcomes (LEO): regional outcomes 2016 to 2017
  • 18 July 2019
  • Official Statistics
• Graduate outcomes (LEO): region by provider 2016 to 2017
  • 23 January 2020
  • 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, by degree subject and university
  • 1 December 2016
  • Official Statistics
• Graduate outcomes for all subjects by university
  • 13 June 2017
  • Official Statistics
• Graduate outcomes: longitudinal education outcomes (LEO) data
  • 4 August 2016
  • Official Statistics
• Postgraduate degrees: labour market returns
  • 16 September 2020
  • Research and analysis