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Table 3: 2004-based Scotland level pupil projections(1)
Number of pupils (thousands) at September by school sector
| Pre-school(2) | Total (excluding pre-school) | Primary | Secondary | Special | Independent sector | |
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2000 | 98.8 | 751.2 | 425.2 | 317.7 | 8.3 | 30.2 | actuals |
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2001 | 98.8 | 745.1 | 420.5 | 316.4 | 8.2 | 30.4 |
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2002 | 105.7 | 738.6 | 413.7 | 316.9 | 8.0 | 29.0 |
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2003 | 103.1 | 732.1 | 406.0 | 318.4 | 7.7 | 30.3 |
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2004 | 96.5 | 723.6 | 398.1 | 318.1 | 7.4 | 30.3 |
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2005 | 98.8 | 714.8 | 391.1 | 316.3 | 7.3 | 29.8 | projections |
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2006 | 100.0 | 704.4 | 383.9 | 313.5 | 7.0 | 29.8 |
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2007 | 102.0 | 693.1 | 377.9 | 308.6 | 6.7 | 29.4 |
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2008 | 102.5 | 682.7 | 373.2 | 303.1 | 6.3 | 29.0 |
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2009 | 101.5 | 673.6 | 369.3 | 298.3 | 6.0 | 28.8 |
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2010 | 100.0 | 665.8 | 366.7 | 293.2 | 5.9 | 28.5 |
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2011 | 98.9 | 658.9 | 365.4 | 287.6 | 5.8 | 28.2 |
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2012 | 98.2 | 652.1 | 364.7 | 281.7 | 5.8 | 27.8 |
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2013 | 97.8 | 645.7 | 364.5 | 275.5 | 5.7 | 27.5 |
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2014 | 97.6 | 640.1 | 363.9 | 270.5 | 5.6 | 27.2 |
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2015 | 97.5 | 634.6 | 362.0 | 267.0 | 5.6 | 26.9 |
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2016 | 97.4 | 631.0 | 359.3 | 266.1 | 5.5 | 26.7 |
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(1) includes grant aided schools
(2) headcount pre-school figures include double counting of pupils attending more than one centre. In previous years the figure published was an estimate of FTE
Chart 2: Number of pupils (thousands) at September, publicly funded primary and secondary schools
Actuals up to 2004, projections from 2005 onwards

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