2008 SSA - Numeracy attainment estimates, by gender - Scotland(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)
| Stage | Level | Gender | Number of pupils assessed | < 50% | Good start | Well-established | Very good | Well-established or better | SE |
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| P3 | A | Boys | 3,237 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 75 | 91 | 0.7 |
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| Girls | 3,152 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 77 | 93 | 0.6 |
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| B | Boys | 3,271 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 1.2 |
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| Girls | 3,140 | 40 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 1.2 |
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| P5 | B | Boys | 3,281 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 54 | 79 | 1.0 |
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| Girls | 3,128 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 55 | 80 | 1.0 |
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| C | Boys | 3,262 | 31 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 1.2 |
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| Girls | 3,165 | 32 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 1.2 |
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| D | Boys | 3,279 | 64 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 0.9 |
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| Girls | 3,145 | 65 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 0.9 |
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| P7 | C | Boys | 3,212 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 53 | 76 | 1.1 |
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| Girls | 3,181 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 56 | 80 | 1.0 |
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| D | Boys | 3,182 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 1.2 |
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| Girls | 3,183 | 23 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 1.2 |
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| E | Boys | 3,226 | 57 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 1.1 |
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| Girls | 3,156 | 56 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 1.0 |
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| S2 | D | Boys | 2,992 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 45 | 71 | 1.1 |
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| Girls | 3,029 | 12 | 16 | 30 | 42 | 72 | 1.1 |
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| E | Boys | 3,004 | 36 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 1.2 |
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| Girls | 2,945 | 33 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 1.2 |
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| F | Boys | 2,980 | 70 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 0.8 |
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| Girls | 3,038 | 73 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0.8 |
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* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items in the level-based task answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. 'SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.