Highest Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) qualification attained at date of leaving by home deprivation at birth and school leaving and school deprivation: frequencies (row %)
| No passes at level 3 or better | SCQF level 3 | SCQF level 4 | SCQF level 5 | SCQF level 6 | SCQF level 7 | Total | |
| Home deprivation at birth† | |||||||
| Decile 1—most deprived | 3237 (8.0)** | 2477 (6.1)** | 12 199 (30.2)** | 11 734 (29.0)** | 8765 (21.7)** | 2012 (5.0)** | 40 424 (14.2) |
| Decile 2 | 1645 (5.2) | 1454 (4.6) | 8262 (26.3) | 9380 (29.9) | 8284 (26.4) | 2356 (7.5) | 31 381 (11.0) |
| Decile 3 | 1012 (3.7) | 919 (3.4) | 6199 (22.8) | 7938 (29.2) | 8383 (30.8) | 2769 (10.2) | 27 220 (9.6) |
| Decile 4 | 737 (2.9) | 669 (2.7) | 5136 (20.4) | 7277 (28.9) | 8328 (33.1) | 3049 (12.1) | 25 196 (8.9) |
| Decile 5 | 573 (2.5) | 530 (2.3) | 4144 (17.8) | 6484 (27.8) | 8143 (34.9) | 3469 (14.9) | 23 343 (8.2) |
| Decile 6 | 465 (2.1) | 397 (1.8) | 3195 (14.6) | 5573 (25.5) | 8322 (38.1) | 3867 (17.7) | 21 819 (7.7) |
| Decile 7 | 373 (1.8) | 257 (1.2) | 2707 (12.9) | 4928 (23.4) | 8453 (40.1) | 4349 (20.6) | 21 067 (7.4) |
| Decile 8 | 292 (1.5) | 202 (1.0) | 2075 (10.5) | 4196 (21.3) | 8212 (41.6) | 4757 (24.1) | 19 734 (6.9) |
| Decile 9 | 211 (1.1) | 134 (0.7) | 1634 (8.4) | 3735 (19.3) | 8326 (43.0) | 5329 (27.5) | 19 369 (6.8) |
| Decile 10—least deprived | 195 (1.1) | 90 (0.5) | 1289 (7.0) | 3344 (18.1) | 7994 (43.3) | 5534 (30.0) | 18 446 (6.5) |
| Missing | 2303 (6.3) | 843 (2.3) | 5248 (14.3) | 8412 (23.0) | 12 755 (34.8) | 7061 (19.3) | 36 622 (12.9) |
| Home deprivation at school leaving date† | |||||||
| Decile 1—most deprived | 3132 (9.7)** | 2221 (6.9)** | 9851 (30.6)** | 9109 (28.3)** | 6583 (20.5)** | 1254 (3.9)** | 32 150 (11.3) |
| Decile 2 | 1815 (6.3) | 1527 (5.3) | 8057 (27.7) | 8727 (30.0) | 7091 (24.4) | 1830 (6.3) | 29 047 (10.2) |
| Decile 3 | 1323 (4.7) | 1161 (4.1) | 6993 (24.8) | 8457 (29.9) | 7969 (28.2) | 2343 (8.3) | 28 246 (9.9) |
| Decile 4 | 1041 (3.8) | 842 (3.1) | 5925 (21.5) | 7991 (29.0) | 8743 (31.7) | 3002 (10.9) | 27 544 (9.7) |
| Decile 5 | 825 (3.0) | 599 (2.2) | 5304 (19.4) | 7716 (28.2) | 9299 (34.0) | 3631 (13.3) | 27 374 (9.6) |
| Decile 6 | 653 (2.4) | 529 (1.9) | 4316 (15.8) | 7176 (26.3) | 10 011 (36.7) | 4591 (16.8) | 27 276 (9.6) |
| Decile 7 | 575 (2.1) | 375 (1.3) | 3823 (13.7) | 6803 (24.4) | 10 871 (38.9) | 5485 (19.6) | 27 932 (9.8) |
| Decile 8 | 452 (1.6) | 299 (1.1) | 3107 (11.1) | 6277 (22.5) | 11 242 (40.2) | 6585 (23.6) | 27 962 (9.8) |
| Decile 9 | 387 (1.4) | 182 (0.7) | 2410 (8.7) | 5508 (19.8) | 12 073 (43.4) | 7265 (26.1) | 27 825 (9.8) |
| Decile 10—least deprived | 335 (1.2) | 122 (0.5) | 1812 (6.7) | 4673 (17.4) | 11 543 (42.9) | 8435 (31.3) | 26 920 (9.5) |
| Missing | 505 (21.5) | 115 (4.9) | 490 (20.9) | 564 (24.1) | 540 (23.0) | 131 (5.6) | 2345 (0.8) |
| School deprivation† | |||||||
| Decile 1—most deprived | 1204 (9.1)** | 789 (6.0)** | 3322 (25.1)** | 3627 (27.4)** | 3380 (25.5)** | 925 (7.0)** | 13 247 (4.7) |
| Decile 2 | 1600 (6.8) | 1164 (5.0) | 5244 (22.3) | 6321 (26.9) | 6976 (29.7) | 2198 (9.4) | 23 503 (8.3) |
| Decile 3 | 1662 (4.7) | 1309 (3.7) | 7632 (21.4) | 10 194 (28.5) | 11 033 (30.9) | 3906 (10.9) | 35 736 (12.6) |
| Decile 4 | 1253 (4.0) | 828 (2.6) | 6464 (20.4) | 8650 (27.3) | 10 356 (32.7) | 4138 (13.1) | 31 689 (11.1) |
| Decile 5 | 799 (3.2) | 693 (2.7) | 4766 (18.8) | 6668 (26.3) | 8739 (34.5) | 3657 (14.4) | 25 322 (8.9) |
| Decile 6 | 910 (2.9) | 680 (2.2) | 5160 (16.7) | 7784 (25.1) | 11 095 (35.8) | 5335 (17.2) | 30 964 (10.9) |
| Decile 7 | 1122 (2.9) | 936 (2.4) | 6911 (17.6) | 10 117 (25.8) | 13 693 (35.0) | 6386 (16.3) | 39 165 (13.8) |
| Decile 8 | 814 (3.3) | 437 (1.8) | 3906 (16.0) | 5930 (24.4) | 8671 (35.6) | 4589 (18.8) | 24 347 (8.6) |
| Decile 9 | 1087 (3.7) | 729 (2.5) | 5018 (17.1) | 7182 (24.5) | 10147 (34.5) | 5207 (17.7) | 29 370 (10.3) |
| Decile 10—least deprived | 592 (1.9) | 407 (1.3) | 3665 (11.7) | 6528 (20.9) | 11875 (38.0) | 8211 (26.3) | 31 278 (11.0) |
Univariate logistic regression was used to investigate whether highest qualification attained differed across levels of deprivation.
*ptrend <0.05
**ptrend <0.001
†Based on 2009 Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) income domain.