release the leo data
Since 2015, the Government has collected records connecting universities and degrees with average earnings. They promised this data would help students make informed choices. Instead, successive governments have kept it locked away.
← back to Save the Lost GenerationWhat is LEO?
LEO stands for Longitudinal Education Outcomes. It is a dataset collected by the Government since 2015 that explicitly links universities and degree courses with the average earnings, employment rates and career outcomes of graduates.
The Government said it would use this data to help students make better decisions about where to study and what to study. Instead, access has been restricted to a tiny group of approved researchers, and only limited, curated summaries have been made public. Students and parents are being kept in the dark.
What We Want
- The Government to release the full anonymised LEO records publicly
- Universities to be required to display course-level average earnings, employment rates, non-completion rates and typical lifetime repayments in all their marketing
- Students, parents and the public to be able to make choices with the full facts
Petition
Sign our petition calling on the Government to release the full anonymised LEO records so students and parents can make informed choices about university.
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February 20, 2026
The average graduate in their 20s adds £1,600 to their student debt every year despite making repayments.
The average graduate in their 20s adds £1600 to their student debt every year, despite making repayments.
— Looking for Growth (@lfg_uk) February 20, 2026
Students were told that university would make them £100,000 better off over a lifetime.
But is that true?
We went to find out how current students feel 👇 pic.twitter.com/SI55nQ3LZq
February 26, 2026
The Government has records tracking graduate earnings but refuses to publish them in full.
Students & parents should know the facts before they take out the debt.
— Looking for Growth (@lfg_uk) February 26, 2026
But the truth about graduate earnings has been hidden for years.
Government has records tracking graduate earnings, but they refuse to publish them in full.
It's time for the truth.
Release the records. pic.twitter.com/skB4HRauF3
March 1, 2026
This is Keith — he did what he was told, went to university, took on the debt, and is now struggling to afford the basics.
This is Keith.
— Looking for Growth (@lfg_uk) March 1, 2026
Keith did what he was told. He worked hard, went to university, and took on the debt.
But now he's struggling to afford the basics.
The Government could tell students the truth about our education system.
Release the Records. pic.twitter.com/i6YGlW8FLD
March 10, 2026
The LEO campaign is gaining momentum — MPs pushing for release, experts offering to anonymise the data.
The campaign is moving fast.
— Looking for Growth (@lfg_uk) March 10, 2026
Experts have reached out to us to anonymise the data for further release.
Two groups have offered to build dashboards from available material, combined with whole new sets of crowdsourced data.
MPs are pushing to release the records.
Right now,… pic.twitter.com/Emlmgzp79y