In Aberdeen City in 2020-21, 33% of pupils were from an ethnic minority background. In Aberdeenshire the figure was 11%, in Moray it was 9%, and the Scottish average was 15%.
Attendance figures was broadly similar for ethnic minority and Scottish/British pupils, 90%+ in all areas of Grampian, and these were similar to other areas in Scotland. Apart from Gypsy/Travellers, there were no groups in Grampian whose attendance was below 88%.
| Scottish/ British | Gypsy/ Traveller | ‘White’ Ethnic Minorities | Mixed or Multiple | Asian | African, Caribbean or Black | Arab | Other | |
| Aberdeen City | 93% | 64% | 90-93% | 94% | 90-96% | 91-97% | 93% | 95% |
| Aberdeenshire | 94-95% | 67% | 94-96% | 96% | 90-97% | 91-97% | 93% | 95% |
| Moray | 94% | 65% | 93% | 94% | 88-97% | 95-96% | 96% | 93% |
In terms of exclusions from school, In 2020-21, ethnic minority pupils in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire were under-represented: 14% of exclusions in Aberdeen City were of ethnic minority pupils, 10% in Aberdeenshire, and 9% across Scotland as a whole. In Moray, they were slightly over-represented, comprising 15% of exclusions.