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.
Proportion of population of Scotland with some weaknesses in English in 2011, by skill level*
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National Records of Scotland. (September 26, 2013). Proportion of population of Scotland with some weaknesses in English in 2011, by skill level* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/329860/share-scotland-population-english-language-issues/
National Records of Scotland. "Proportion of population of Scotland with some weaknesses in English in 2011, by skill level*." Chart. September 26, 2013. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/329860/share-scotland-population-english-language-issues/
National Records of Scotland. (2013). Proportion of population of Scotland with some weaknesses in English in 2011, by skill level*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/329860/share-scotland-population-english-language-issues/
National Records of Scotland. "Proportion of Population of Scotland with Some Weaknesses in English in 2011, by Skill Level*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/329860/share-scotland-population-english-language-issues/
National Records of Scotland, Proportion of population of Scotland with some weaknesses in English in 2011, by skill level* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/329860/share-scotland-population-english-language-issues/ (last visited January 27, 2023)
Proportion of population of Scotland with some weaknesses in English in 2011, by skill level* [Graph], National Records of Scotland, September 26, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/329860/share-scotland-population-english-language-issues/