Teachers In Scotland, 2008

Table 1.1: Schools, pupils and teachers by school sector, 2007 ⁽¹⁾ & 2008

	Schools	Pupils	Teachers	Pupil: Teacher ratio	Schools	Pupils	Teachers	Pupil: Teacher ratio
	2007				2008
Total			54,559				53,597
Publicly funded schools	2,729	692,215	52,887	13.1	2,722	681,573	51,925	13.1
Total based in schools	2,729	692,215	51,826	13.4	2,722	681,573	50,986	13.4
Primary	2,168	375,946	23,540	16.0	2,153	370,839	23,171	16.0
Secondary	378	309,560	26,251	11.8	376	303,978	25,767	11.8
Special	183	6,709	2,036	3.3	193	6,756	2,048	3.3
Centrally employed			1,061				939
Pre-schools			1,672				1,672

(1) Figures for 2007 have been updated since previous publication

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