Data for all students undertaking further and higher education at higher education institutions and who leave before completion each year for which information is available is provided in the table:Students in Higher Education Institutions in Scotland 1994-95 to 1999-2000Leaving course and levelLeft before completion1994-951995-961996-971997-981998-991999-2000Higher education3,8092.6%5,8443.8%7,1604.2%7,8084.4%8,0484.4%7,5334.0%Further Education175.9%6024.6%307.2%297.9%103.0%1818.3%Source : Higher Education Statistics AgencyPerformance Indicators published annually by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council for higher education institutions in Scotland provide a projection of the numbers who start a full-time first degree course and do not obtain an award or transfer to another institution.