Pupils in Scotland, 2007

(See also Table 1.9 for pupils reported under the new categories)

	Female	Male	Total	Female	Male	Total
	Female	Male	Total	Rate per 1,000 pupils
Pupils for whom main difficulty is reported	2,660	6,116	8,776	7.8	17.4	12.7
Significant hearing impairment	24	46	70	0.1	0.1	0.1
Significant visual impairment	96	129	225	0.3	0.4	0.3
Significant physical or motor impairments	71	118	189	0.2	0.3	0.3
Significant language and speech disorder	92	301	393	0.3	0.9	0.6
Autistic spectrum disorder	73	558	631	0.2	1.6	0.9
Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties	224	1,066	1,290	0.7	3.0	1.9
Learning difficulties:
Moderate	634	1,077	1,711	1.9	3.1	2.5
Severe	70	119	189	0.2	0.3	0.3
Profound	7	12	19	-	-	-
Specific - in language and/or mathematics (including dyslexia)	775	1,611	2,386	2.3	4.6	3.4
Complex or multiple impairments:
Dual sensory impairment	7	8	15	-	-	-
Moderate learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	115	194	309	0.3	0.6	0.4
Severe learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	69	124	193	0.2	0.4	0.3
Profound learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	36	45	81	0.1	0.1	0.1
Other	367	708	1,075	1.1	2.0	1.6

Local authority figures on pages 60, 74 and 92 (see also pages 62, 76 and 94 for pupils reported under the new categories).

The Scottish Government