The graph shows the amount earned by graduates of different age group Iin2002. It includes those with a degree, whose with a higher degree (postgraduate) and those with other qualifications.

The graph shows the weekly

earnings

of full-time graduate employees by

age

and type of

degree

in 2002. It compares those with a higher

degree

, those with a first

degree

, and those with other

qualifications

.

Overall

,

graduates

with a higher

degree

earned the most across all

age

groups

,

while

those with other

qualifications

earned the least. For all

groups

,

earnings

increased as

age

increased, peaking between the ages of 36-40, and

then

slightly declined in the older

age

groups

. For

graduates

with higher degrees, their

earnings

started around £500 at

age

21-25 and rose sharply, reaching over £800 at

age

36-40.

After

this

peak, their

earnings

slowly declined, but there was a noticeable increase again at

age

56-60. Those with first degrees followed a similar trend but earned less. Their

earnings

started around £450 at

age

21-25, reaching just below £700 by

age

36-40.

After

this

,

earnings

remained stable, with slight fluctuations, and ended near £600 for those aged 56-60.

Graduates

with other

qualifications

earned the least throughout. They started around £400 at

age

21-25 and peaked at about £600 in the 36-40

age

range. Their

earnings

remained fairly stable but lower than the other two

groups

for the rest of the

age

groups

. In conclusion,

graduates

with higher degrees had the highest

earnings

, followed by first-

degree

holders,

while

those with other

qualifications

consistently earned the least.