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2.5% of people aged 3+ had some skills in Gaelic in 2022. This is an increase of 43,100 since 2011. The percentage of 3 to 15 year olds with Gaelic skills doubled from 1.3% to 2.9%.
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The census also revealed that Gaelic in Edinburgh is growing:
The number of people in Edinburgh who can speak Gaelic rose by 47% between 2011 and 2022 – from 3,157 to 4,628.
The number of people with one or more Gaelic skills (speaking, reading, writing, understanding) rose by 84% – from 5,935 to 10,381.
Small changes sure, but an upwards trajectory. As Cameron Greer noted it’s the: “First census to show an increase in the number of Gaelic speakers since 1971″, and it shows the “Highest percentage of Gaelic speakers since 1931.”
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