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School Attainment and Qualifications of School Leavers in Scotland: 1997-98

School leavers by highest SCE qualification: 1987-88 to 1997-98

Table 15

Academic Year

Total

Highest SCE Qualification

None(1)

Standard Grades

Higher Grades

@ 4-7(2)

@ 1-3(3)

@ A-C

1 or 2 3 or 4 5+ 1 or 2 3 or 4 5+
Number
1987-88

76,059

11,366

11,117

12,880

7,205

6,287

10,038

8,307

8,859

1992-93

57,796

6,077

8,672

8,684

5,027

4,562

8,297

7,362

9,115

1993-94

58,194

5,122

8,341

8,702

5,186

5,207

8,247

6,873

10,516

1994-95

61,836

4,860

8,256

9,402

5,955

6,519

8,684

7,629

10,532

1995-96

62,978

4,560

8,440

9,384

6,262

7,071

8,628

7,743

10,890

1996-97

65,988

4,314

8,457

9,650

6,529

7,997

9,041

8,428

11,572

1997-98

62,483

4,116

7,422

8,926

6,257

8,189

8,692

8,064

10,817

Percent
1987-88

100.0

14.9

14.6

16.9

9.5

8.3

13.2

10.9

11.6

1992-93

100.0

10.5

15.0

15.0

8.7

7.9

14.4

12.7

15.8

1993-94

100.0

8.8

14.3

15.0

8.9

8.9

14.2

11.8

18.1

1994-95

100.0

7.9

13.4

15.2

9.6

10.5

14.0

12.3

17.0

1995-96

100.0

7.2

13.4

14.9

9.9

11.2

13.7

12.3

17.3

1996-97

100.0

6.5

12.8

14.6

9.9

12.1

13.7

12.8

17.5

1997-98

100.0

6.6

11.9

14.3

10.0

13.1

13.9

12.9

17.3

(1) No SCE qualifications, or none found during the matching process (see annex, section 1.2).
(2) Including O Grades @ D-E/4-5.
(3) Including O Grades @ A-C/1-3.

 

School leavers with 3+ Higher passes or no SCE qualifications:qualifications: 1974-75 to 1997-98 Chart 7

 Chart 7

 

School leavers by sex and highest SCE qualification: 1987-88 to 1997-98

Table 16

 

Percentages

Sex and Academic Year Total Leavers (=100%)

Highest SCE Qualification

None(1) Standard Grades Higher Grades
@ 4-7(2) @ 1-3(3) @ A-C
1 or 2 3 or 4 5+ 1 or 2 3 or 4 5+
Boys
1987-88

38,919

16.9

15.6

17.9

9.2

8.5

11.5

9.2

11.3

1993-94

29,708

9.9

17.0

16.3

9.1

8.7

12.4

10.5

16.2

1994-95

31,677

9.1

15.9

16.6

10.1

10.5

12.5

10.5

14.7

1995-96

32,192

8.1

16.0

16.3

10.5

11.1

12.2

10.8

15.2

1996-97

33,802

7.3

15.3

16.4

10.2

11.8

12.4

11.3

15.3

1997-98

31,828

7.2

14.4

16.1

10.5

13.1

12.6

11.2

14.9

Girls
1987-88

37,140

12.9

13.6

16.0

9.7

8.0

15.0

12.8

12.0

1993-94

28,486

7.7

11.5

13.5

8.8

9.2

16.0

13.2

20.0

1994-95

30,159

6.6

10.7

13.7

9.1

10.6

15.6

14.3

19.4

1995-96

30,786

6.4

10.7

13.5

9.3

11.4

15.3

13.8

19.5

1996-97

32,186

5.7

10.2

12.7

9.5

12.4

15.1

14.4

19.9

1997-98

30,655

5.9

9.3

12.4

9.5

13.1

15.3

14.7

19.8

(1) No SCE qualifications, or none found during matching process (see annex, section 1.2).
(2) Including O Grades @ D-E/4-5.
(3) Including O Grades @ A-C/1-3.

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