Scotland: EAL students at school in 2017 by English ability

Published by D. Clark, Aug 9, 2024
This statistic shows the students for whom English was an additional language in publicly funded schools in Scotland in 2017, by their ability in English. The largest number of EAL students were in the 'developing competence' category with 13,308 students.

Number of students taking 'English as an Additional Language' (EAL) in publicly funded schools in Scotland in 2017, by English proficiency

CharacteristicNumber of EAL pupils
New to English 8,110
Early Acquisition 9,987
Developing competence 13,308
Competent 10,119
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Release date

March 2018

Region

United Kingdom (Scotland)

Survey time period

2017

Age group

4-18 years

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EAL students in Scotland

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This statistic is using original data from the Scottish Government and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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