Positive destinations include higher education, further education, training, voluntary work, and employment.
The latest statistics from the Scottish Government and Skills Development Scotland show that 94.3% of school leavers aged between 16 and 19 years old in the Stirling area have gone on to positive destinations, beating the national average of 91.1%.
The most popular positive destination is higher education, with 74.6% of school leavers in Stirling going on to higher level courses.
Councillor Susan McGill, Education Committee Convener, said: “It is fantastic news to see so many of our young people across the region are going on to further education, training and employment but more work needs to be done. We will continue to work hard with the learning communities in the Stirling Council area to make sure every local child has access to a wide range of opportunities and the support they need when leaving school to make sure they choose a path which is right for them.”
The proportion of young people recorded as being unemployed after leaving school in Stirling was 2.7%, a drop of 1.5% year on year and well below the national average of 4.3%.