Pupils in Scotland, 2007

(see also table 4.7 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 of learning is reported	432	986	1,419	202.0	215.4	211.1
Significant hearing impairment	*	*	7	*	*	1.0
Significant visual impairment	65	85	150	30.4	18.6	22.3
Significant physical or motor impairments	22	29	42	10.3	4.2	6.2
Significant language and speech disorder	-	14	14	-	3.1	2.1
Autistic spectrum disorder	24	147	171	11.2	32.1	25.4
Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties	39	249	288	18.2	54.3	42.9
Learning difficulties:
Moderate	108	182	290	50.5	39.7	43.1
Severe	37	54	91	17.3	11.8	13.5
Profound	*	*	4	*	*	0.6
Specific - in language and/or mathematics (including dyslexia)	6	8	14	2.8	1.7	2.1
Complex or multiple impairments:
Dual sensory impairment	*	*	5	*	*	0.7
Moderate learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	31	53	84	14.5	11.6	12.5
Severe learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	48	105	153	22.4	22.9	22.8
Profound learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	*	*	75	*	*	11.2
Other	10	21	31	4.7	4.6	4.6

Local authority figures on page 92 (see also page 94 for pupils reported under the new categories).

The Scottish Government