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Male graduate income 8.7% higher than females’ in 2021

New figures show males graduating in 2021 earned a median weekly income of €375, while female graduates earned €345 one year after graduation

The publication showed that 74 per cent of 2021 graduates were in substantial employment in the first year after graduation, up from 62 per cent of 2016 graduates. Picture: Getty

The median weekly income of male graduates in 2021 was 8.7 per cent higher than that of female graduates, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

The CSO’s further education outcomes for 2021 report indicates that males graduating in 2021 earned a median weekly income of €375, while female graduates earned €345 one year after graduation.

The publication, an update of a CSO report on outcomes for the 2010-2016 years, showed that ...