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Pupil numbers

Observed school rolls, sector change and clearly separated projections.

Pupils by school sector

Pupil headcount · publicly funded schools · 2019–2025

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Counts are pupils on school rolls, not the resident child population. The index uses the first comparison year as its baseline.

Scottish Government · 10 September 2025 census

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Projections · conditional estimates

Modelled pupil–teacher ratios

2025 workforce-planning scenario · pupils per teacher FTE

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These are modelled values, including the 2025 starting year. The 53,500 FTE workforce assumption is an input to the model, not an observed or guaranteed workforce.

Scottish Government · Published June 2026

Resident children aged 0–15

−165,900 projected change between mid-2024 and mid-2049 in the principal projection.

Projected Population of Scotland: 2024-based ↗ · 2024-based principal projection

Resident children aged 0–15 are not the same population as pupils on school rolls.