Table 2.13: Destination of School Leavers - Total Number of Leavers
| 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 |
East Ayrshire |
1,328 |
1,278 |
1,309 |
1,134 |
1,196 |
Scotland |
53,836 |
52,249 |
51,258 |
49,724 |
49,717 |
Table 2.13: Destination of School Leavers - Entering full-time higher education
| 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 |
East Ayrshire (%) |
36.4 |
35.7 |
37.1 |
36.3 |
35.6 |
Scotland (%) |
38.3 |
40.0 |
40.7 |
41.2 |
40.4 |
Table 2.13: Destination of School Leavers - Entering full-time further education
| 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 |
East Ayrshire (%) |
36.6 |
37.6 |
39.2 |
35.6 |
37.6 |
Scotland (%) |
27.8 |
27.0 |
26.8 |
26.5 |
27.3 |
Table 2.13: Destination of School Leavers - Entering training
| 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 |
East Ayrshire (%) |
3.2 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
Scotland (%) |
3.8 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
Table 2.13: Destination of School Leavers - Entering employment
| 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 |
East Ayrshire (%) |
16.0 |
15.1 |
15.7 |
19.1 |
17.3 |
Scotland (%) |
21.7 |
22.0 |
22.0 |
22.7 |
22.9 |
Table 2.13: Destination of School Leavers - Activity agreements
| 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 |
East Ayrshire (%) |
1.6 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
- |
Scotland (%) |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
- |
Table 2.13: Destination of School Leavers - Voluntary Work
| 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 |
East Ayrshire (%) |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
Scotland (%) |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
Table 2.13: Destination of School Leavers - Other destination (known)
| 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 |
East Ayrshire (%) |
6.1 |
8.2 |
5.7 |
6.4 |
5.5 |
Scotland (%) |
6.5 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
5.2 |
5.0 |
Source: Insight (Scottish Government), 2020