Pupils in Scotland, 2007

(see also Table 1.7 for pupils reported under the old categories)
Occurrences. Pupils with more than one reason for support will appear in each row.

	Female	Male	Total	Female	Male	Total
	Female	Male	Total	Rate per 1,000 pupils
Pupils for whom reason for support is reported	8,241	19,525	27,766	24.2	55.6	40.1
Learning disability	2,539	4,860	7,399	7.4	13.8	10.7
Dyslexia	709	2,166	2,875	2.1	6.2	4.2
Other specific learning difficulty (e.g. numeric)	704	1,443	2,147	2.1	4.1	3.1
Other moderate learning difficulty	1438	2559	3,997	4.2	7.3	5.8
Visual impairment	396	535	931	1.2	1.5	1.3
Hearing impairment	359	476	835	1.1	1.4	1.2
Deafblind	20	24	44	0.1	0.1	0.1
Physical or motor impairment	1,005	1,499	2,504	2.9	4.3	3.6
Language or speech disorder	1,002	2,328	3,330	2.9	6.6	4.8
Autistic spectrum disorder	537	3,382	3,919	1.6	9.6	5.7
Social, emotional and behavioural difficulty	1,110	4,586	5,696	3.3	13.1	8.2
Physical health problem	586	852	1,438	1.7	2.4	2.1
Mental health problem	38	108	146	0.1	0.3	0.2
Interrupted learning	102	188	290	0.3	0.5	0.4
English as an additional language	308	433	741	0.9	1.2	1.1
Looked after	245	390	635	0.7	1.1	0.9
More able pupil	36	77	113	0.1	0.2	0.2
Other	485	995	1,480	1.4	2.8	2.1

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

The Scottish Government