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Publication - Statistics

Summary statistics for follow-up leaver destinations, no. 5: 2023 edition

Published
13 June 2023
From
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Education, Work and skills
ISBN
9781805259251

This statistical publication provides information on the follow-up destinations of 2021/22 school leavers from publicly funded secondary schools in Scotland.

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Summary Statistics for Follow-Up Leaver Destinations, 2021/22

In 2021/22, 93.5% of school leavers were in a positive follow-up destination (up from 93.2% in 2020/21), and 6.5% were in an 'other' follow-up destination. In 2021/22, 37.7% of leavers were in Higher Education, down from 40.3% in 2020/21; 20.7% were in Further Education, up from 18.3% in 2020/21; and 31.8% were in Employment, up from 31.5% in 2020/21. In 2021/22, 95.7% of leavers in a positive initial destination were also in a positive follow-up destination (up from 95.5% in 2020/21). This includes leavers in the same destination or in a different positive destination. Employment was the most sustained destination category. 94.1% of leavers whose initial destination was Employment were also in Employment at follow-up (although leavers may have changed their employer or type of employment during this time).

Contact

Email: school.stats@gov.scot

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