| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Languages of the United Kingdom - UK census |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Ability | Wales | Wales | Scotland | Scotland | Scotland | Scotland | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland |
| 4 | Ability | Welsh | Welsh | Scottish Gaelic | Scottish Gaelic | Scots | Scots | Irish | Irish | Ulster-Scots | Ulster-Scots |
| 5 | Ability | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % |
| 6 | Understands but does not speak, read or write | 157,792 | 5.15% | 23,357 | 0.46% | 267,412 | 5.22% | 70,501 | 4.06% | 92,040 | 5.30% |
| 7 | Speaks, reads and writes | 430,717 | 14.06% | 32,191 | 0.63% | 1,225,622 | 23.95% | 71,996 | 4.15% | 17,228 | 0.99% |
| 8 | Speaks but does not read or write | 80,429 | 2.63% | 18,966 | 0.37% | 179,295 | 3.50% | 24,677 | 1.42% | 10,265 | 0.59% |
| 9 | Speaks and reads but does not write | 45,524 | 1.49% | 6,218 | 0.12% | 132,709 | 2.59% | 7,414 | 0.43% | 7,801 | 0.45% |
| 10 | Reads but does not speak or write | 44,327 | 1.45% | 4,646 | 0.09% | 107,025 | 2.09% | 5,659 | 0.33% | 11,911 | 0.69% |
| 11 | Other combination of skills | 40,692 | 1.33% | 1,678 | 0.03% | 17,381 | 0.34% | 4,651 | 0.27% | 959 | 0.06% |
| 12 | No skills | 2,263,975 | 73.90% | 5,031,167 | 98.30% | 3,188,779 | 62.30% | 1,550,813 | 89.35% | 1,595,507 | 91.92% |
| 13 | Total | 3,063,456 | 100.00% | 5,118,223 | 100.00% | 5,118,223 | 100.00% | 1,735,711 | 100.00% | 1,735,711 | 100.00% |
| 14 | Can speak | 562,016 | 18.35% | 57,602 | 1.13% | 1,541,693 | 30.12% | 104,943 | 6.05% | 35,404 | 2.04% |
| 15 | Has some ability | 799,481 | 26.10% | 87,056 | 1.70% | 1,929,444 | 37.70% | 184,898 | 10.65% | 140,204 | 8.08% |

Question: What is the extent of knowledge of Gaelic in the UK in 2011?
Answer: A total of 87,056 people in 2011 reported having some ability with Gaelic.