"Figure 6: The greatest difference in lifetime earnings between people with a Master’s or PhD degree and between those with an undergraduate or equivalent degree occurred for the 36 to 45 years age group","" "Difference between lifetime earnings for those with a Master’s or PhD degree and those with an undergraduate degree or equivalent, by age group and by sex, UK, 2018","" "","" "Notes","1. Positive figures show that lifetime earnings for those with a Master’s or PhD degree are larger than for those with an undergraduate degree or equivalent. " "Unit","£" "","" "Sex","PHD and Masters premium ","Undergraduate" "Male: 16 to 25","42681.96976","1254109.601" "Female: 16 to 25","42634.4052","849097.7047" "Male: 26 to 35","58011.9211","1156487.15" "Female: 26 to 35","59989.7957","743445.9293" "Male: 36 to 45","91931.52616","849032.5479" "Female: 36 to 45","108318.7621","501574.8142" "Male: 46 to 55","69826.52108","485521.8474" "Female: 46 to 55","73114.86768","275044.6616" "Male: 56 to 65","15117.00712","136175.9682" "Female: 56 to 65","10136.07007","73242.93361"