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Statistical Bulletin Education Series Edn/B1/2006/1: Pupils in Scotland, 2005

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Table 1.8: Pupil ethnicity by national identity, 2005 (1)

Scottish

English

Northern Irish

Welsh

British

Irish

Other

Not known / not disclosed

Total

White - UK

514,396

15,735

559

554

88,350

75

2,505

33,885

656,059

White - Other

3,200

214

22

3

1,332

83

3,160

912

8,926

Mixed

3,091

231

5

8

1,292

5

354

222

5,208

Asian - Indian

770

45

4

-

701

-

482

221

2,223

Asian - Pakistani

2,980

107

2

1

3,759

1

625

1,278

8,753

Asian - Bangladeshi

140

14

-

-

176

-

111

58

499

Asian - Chinese

708

32

2

-

884

1

449

200

2,276

Asian - Other

231

23

-

2

314

1

1,135

200

1,906

Black - Caribbean

23

14

1

-

21

-

29

17

105

Black - African

101

25

-

-

185

4

1,224

295

1,834

Black - Other

108

13

-

-

98

-

212

77

508

Occupational Traveller

128

4

1

-

17

1

14

11

176

Gypsy / Traveller

297

36

1

-

44

3

8

29

418

Other Traveller

47

4

-

-

9

-

5

11

76

Other

407

32

-

-

347

4

1,102

358

2,250

Not known / disclosed

3,657

123

5

2

1,427

3

539

15,907

21,663

Total

530,284

16,652

602

570

98,956

181

11,954

53,681

712,880

(1) Does not include grant aided special schools.
Local authority figures.

Chart 4: Pupils by ethnicity, 2005 (1)

Chart 4: Pupils by ethnicity, 2005

(1) Does not include grant aided special schools. Percentages of those where ethnic background is known. Ethnicity not known or not disclosed for 3 per cent of pupils.

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