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*
Characteristic
Share of the population
Speaks but does not read or write English
3%
Understands but does not speak, read or write English
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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 November 11, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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 November 11, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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: November 11, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/329860/share-scotland-population-english-language-issues/ (last visited November 11, 2024)
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.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/329860/share-scotland-population-english-language-issues/
