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Scotland: percentage of inhabitants with English language issues in 2011

Proportion of population of Scotland with some weaknesses in English in 2011, by skill level*

by Statista Research Department, last edited Sep 26, 2013
Scotland: percentage of inhabitants with English language issues in 2011 In the 2011 National Census, 93.8 percent of Scotland's population declared that they spoke, read and wrote English, leaving 6.2 percent who had some issues. This statistic shows the latter proportion of the population, by their specific skill set. 3 percent of the population claimed that they spoke but could not read or write English, and 0.2 percent of the population had no English skills at all.
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Proportion of population of Scotland with some weaknesses in English in 2011, by skill level*

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Share of the population
Speaks but does not read or write English3%
Understands but does not speak, read or write English1.9%
Speaks and reads but does not write English0.7%
Other combination of skills in English0.4%
No skills in English0.2%
Reads but does not speak or write English0.1%
Share of the population
Speaks but does not read or write English3%
Understands but does not speak, read or write English1.9%
Speaks and reads but does not write English0.7%
Other combination of skills in English0.4%
No skills in English0.2%
Reads but does not speak or write English0.1%

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by Statista Research Department, last edited Sep 26, 2013
In the 2011 National Census, 93.8 percent of Scotland's population declared that they spoke, read and wrote English, leaving 6.2 percent who had some issues. This statistic shows the latter proportion of the population, by their specific skill set. 3 percent of the population claimed that they spoke but could not read or write English, and 0.2 percent of the population had no English skills at all.
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