Destinations of Leavers from Scottish Schools: 2007/08

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Table 7
Percentage of school leavers from publicly funded secondary schools in Scotland by destination category and 6-fold urban/rural classification, 2007/08

Destination

Urban/Rural Classification

Total

Large Urban Areas

Other Urban Areas

Acessible Small Towns

Remote Small Towns

Accessible Rural

Remote Rural

Higher Education

30.9

30.5

32.2

31.7

30.9

35.6

31.1

Further Education

24.2

26.8

24.6

22.5

25.0

17.7

24.8

Training

6.0

5.2

3.9

2.3

4.0

2.2

4.9

Employment

23.4

24.2

26.0

32.7

26.2

34.6

25.3

Voluntary Work

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.1

0.4

0.2

Unemployed Seeking

12.2

10.7

10.3

8.1

11.3

7.0

10.9

Unemployed Not Seeking

1.7

1.3

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.5

Unknown

1.3

1.1

1.2

0.9

1.0

0.9

1.1

Total Leavers (=100%)

20,110

20,669

6,053

4,596

5,050

2,313

58,791

Percentages may not total 100 per cent due to rounding

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