Destinations of Leavers from Scottish Schools: 2007/08

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Table 14
Percentage of school leavers from publicly funded secondary schools in Scotland by destination category and national identity, 2007/08

Destination

National Identity

Total

Scottish

English

British

Other

Not Known / Disclosed

Higher Education

30.8

29.6

35.0

36.5

26.4

31.1

Further Education

24.8

28.4

23.2

29.4

25.7

24.8

Training

5.0

2.7

4.7

2.3

5.9

4.9

Employment

26.0

24.9

23.7

18.4

23.6

25.3

Voluntary Work

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.8

0.2

0.2

Unemployed Seeking

10.7

10.3

10.3

8.3

14.7

10.9

Unemployed Not Seeking

1.4

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.8

1.5

Unknown

1.0

1.8

1.1

2.8

1.7

1.1

Total Leavers (=100%)

44,088

1,383

8,003

1,065

4,252

58,791

Percentages may not total 100 per cent due to rounding

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