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SCHOOL MEALS IN SCOTLAND JANUARY 2004
Table 3: Pupils present taking school meals (free or purchased) by sector, 1997 to 2004
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
Pupils present on census day | Total | 693,948 | 671,991 | 670,812 | 688,235 | 665,012 | 669,809 | 659,418 | 668,144 |
Primary | 417,356 | 403,254 | 403,615 | 408,799 | 392,982 | 396,810 | 385,004 | 387,090 |
Secondary | 269,951 | 262,060 | 260,678 | 272,535 | 265,160 | 266,027 | 267,822 | 274,299 |
Special | 6,641 | 6,677 | 6,519 | 6,901 | 6,870 | 6,972 | 6,592 | 6,755 |
Pupils present and taking meals | Total | 301,229 | 314,620 | 311,305 | 326,451 | 324,309 | 336,557 | 333,989 | 329,179 |
Primary | 187,490 | 195,508 | 189,171 | 192,283 | 189,462 | 196,826 | 191,142 | 189,310 |
Secondary | 107,893 | 113,385 | 116,615 | 128,055 | 128,730 | 133,721 | 137,028 | 133,933 |
Special | 5,846 | 5,727 | 5,519 | 6,113 | 6,117 | 6,010 | 5,819 | 5,936 |
Percentage of those present taking meals | Total | 43.4 | 46.8 | 46.4 | 47.4 | 48.8 | 50.2 | 50.6 | 49.3 |
Primary | 44.9 | 48.5 | 46.9 | 47.0 | 48.2 | 49.6 | 49.6 | 48.9 |
Secondary | 40.0 | 43.3 | 44.7 | 47.0 | 48.5 | 50.3 | 51.2 | 48.8 |
Special | 88.0 | 85.8 | 84.7 | 88.6 | 89.0 | 86.2 | 88.3 | 87.9 |
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