In 2023 there were estimated to have been over 797,700 pupils attending schools in Scotland, with primary school students numbering 384,725 and 313,061 being secondary school pupils.
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Scottish Government. (December 13, 2023). Number of pupils attending schools in Scotland from 2013 to 2023, by school type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/715853/number-of-pupils-in-scotland-by-school-type/
Scottish Government. "Number of pupils attending schools in Scotland from 2013 to 2023, by school type." Chart. December 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/715853/number-of-pupils-in-scotland-by-school-type/
Scottish Government. (2023). Number of pupils attending schools in Scotland from 2013 to 2023, by school type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/715853/number-of-pupils-in-scotland-by-school-type/
Scottish Government. "Number of Pupils Attending Schools in Scotland from 2013 to 2023, by School Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/715853/number-of-pupils-in-scotland-by-school-type/
Scottish Government, Number of pupils attending schools in Scotland from 2013 to 2023, by school type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/715853/number-of-pupils-in-scotland-by-school-type/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Number of pupils attending schools in Scotland from 2013 to 2023, by school type [Graph], Scottish Government, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/715853/number-of-pupils-in-scotland-by-school-type/