Diversity in the teaching profession: annual data report

Fourth edition of an annual publication which aims to gather and share data relating to the diversity of the teaching profession in order to inform and evaluate future work.


7. Annex C – Background data tables

7.1 Scotland's Census 2011 - Ethnic Group by Local Authority

White: Scottish White: Other British White: Irish White: Polish White: Other including White: Gypsy/ Traveller Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British Other ethnic groups Minority ethnic
Total 84% 8% 1% 1% 2% 3% 1% 4%
Aberdeen City 75% 8% 1% 3% 5% 4% 4% 8%
Aberdeenshire 82% 12% 0% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2%
Angus 88% 8% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Argyll and Bute 79% 17% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1%
City of Edinburgh 70% 12% 2% 3% 5% 6% 3% 8%
Clackmannanshire 88% 7% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2%
Dumfries and Galloway 80% 16% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1%
Dundee City 84% 5% 1% 1% 2% 4% 2% 6%
East Ayrshire 93% 5% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1%
East Dunbartonshire 89% 5% 1% 0% 1% 3% 1% 4%
East Lothian 86% 9% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2%
East Renfrewshire 87% 4% 2% 0% 1% 5% 1% 6%
Falkirk 91% 5% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2%
Fife 86% 9% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2%
Glasgow City 79% 4% 2% 1% 2% 8% 4% 12%
Highland 80% 15% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1%
Inverclyde 94% 3% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1%
Midlothian 90% 6% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2%
Moray 78% 18% 0% 1% 2% 1% 0% 1%
Na h-Eileanan Siar 87% 10% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1%
North Ayrshire 92% 5% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1%
North Lanarkshire 93% 2% 1% 1% 1% 2% 0% 2%
Orkney Islands 79% 18% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 1%
Perth and Kinross 82% 11% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2%
Renfrewshire 91% 3% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 3%
Scottish Borders 79% 16% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1%
Shetland Islands 81% 14% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2%
South Ayrshire 90% 7% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1%
South Lanarkshire 92% 4% 1% 0% 1% 2% 1% 2%
Stirling 82% 11% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 3%
West Dunbartonshire 93% 3% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 2%
West Lothian 88% 6% 1% 2% 1% 2% 1% 2%

7.2 Pupil Ethnicity as reported in annual school census 2018 to 2023

School census year % of pupil roll Minority ethnic
2018 7.80%
2019 8.30%
2020 8.60%
2021 9.20%
2022 10.10%
2023 11.30%

Contact

Email: Emma.Bunting@gov.scot

Back to top