Pupils in Scotland, 2007

(see also table 2.6 for pupils reported under the old categories).
Occurrences. Pupils with more than one reason 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	3,814		9,431	13,245	20.7	49.2	35.2
Learning disability	738		1,438	2,176	4.0	7.5	5.8
Dyslexia	281		835	1,116	1.5	4.4	3.0
Other specific learning difficulty (e.g. numeric)	453		918	1,371	2.5	4.8	3.6
Other moderate learning difficulty	737		1,415	2,152	4.0	7.4	5.7
Visual impairment	137		214	351	0.7	1.1	0.9
Hearing impairment	154		193	347	0.8	1.0	0.9
Deafblind	13		9	22	0.1	0.0	0.1
Physical or motor impairment	380		604	984	2.1	3.1	2.6
Language or speech disorder	551		1,349	1,900	3.0	7.0	5.1
Autistic spectrum disorder	249		1,632	1,881	1.4	8.5	5.0
Social, emotional and behavioural difficulty	434		2,165	2,599	2.4	11.3	6.9
Physical health problem	243		356	599	1.3	1.9	1.6
Mental health problem	7		48	55	0.0	0.3	0.1
Interrupted learning	52		111	163	0.3	0.6	0.4
English as an additional language	189		273	462	1.0	1.4	1.2
Looked after	127		204	331	0.7	1.1	0.9
More able pupil	32		56	88	0.2	0.3	0.2
Other	272		539	811	1.5	2.8	2.2

Local authority figures on page 62 (see also page 60 for pupils reported under the old categories).

The Scottish Government