Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what the gap was between the proportion of school leavers from the most and least deprived areas entering a positive initial destination, in each of the last five years, for each local authority area.
The information requested is included in the National Improvement Framework Interactive Evidence Report (NIFIER). This can be accessed via the following link: National Improvement Framework Interactive Evidence Report
To download the data go to the Data tab. Under Select Outcome choose "NIF Key Measures" and under Select Measure choose "Percentage of secondary school leavers in a positive initial destination".
Currently there is only LA level data published for this indicator for 2023-24. There is a planned update to the NIFIER on 14 April 2026 and at this point data will be added for 2024-25 and earlier years.