The Scottish Government

Top Ten Facts

• More than 700,000 pupils go to school in Scotland
• There are 2,722 state schools
• There were 54,484 teachers in 2007
• The average pupil:teacher ratio in primary is 16.0
• The average primary class has 23.2 pupils
• The average spend per secondary pupil in 2006-07 was £6,120
• 93 per cent of primary schools inspected from 2002 - 2005 were found to have good or very good teaching
• Over 158,000 candidates studied for qualifications in 2008
• 3,755 students graduated from initial teacher training in 2007
• More than 56 million school meals were served in 2005 - 2006