Scotland Country (Dep) : Learning & Language Statistics

These simple graphs compare Scotland with national trends:

Time Series Period Covered Description
Percentage of persons with university degrees or equivalent 1951 to 2021 Definitions here have to vary. For 1951 it is the percentage who had remained in education past age…
Percentage Unqualified 1951 to 2021 This can be calculated for 1951 and 1961, and then in 2001 and 2011, but the measures are actually …
Percentage of persons unable to speak Gaelic 1891 to 1901 This rate presents the percentage of the total population unable to speak Gaelic.…

We hold these detailed statistics for Scotland, which we graph and tabulate here:

Time Series Period Covered Variables (number of categories)
Age at Termination of Education 2001 to 2021 Qualifications Held (5)
Educational Level: Graduate 1951 to 2021 Obtaining Degreed (2)
Educational Level: Unqualified 1951 to 2021 Obtaining basic qualifications (2)
Persons speaking Gaelic 1891 to 1901 Speaking Gaelic or English (3)

Read more about how we hold statistics here.