Age scottish people go to uni?

the vast majority are 17.

the vast majority are 17.

Not true. More and more people stay on for 6th year, so most will tend to be 18 or just turning 18.

Even if you stay on for 6th year, there is a roughly 50:50 chance you will be 17, perhaps the "vast majority" was a bit strong admittedly.

If you assume that the rate of birth is equal for all months, and take into account that we start at the end of September.

Using actual numbers (2004's), I get a probability closer to 40%. (October, November, December, January, February will all result in your turning 18 whilst at university; this accounts for about 150,000 births of 370,000 births that year.) Given that a (small) proportion will leave from 5th year, it's only going to be closer to 50:50.

Sure, it's not wonderfully great statistics, but it's better than pulling numbers out of the air and I'm too lazy to do it properly.

Roughly speaking, you start school if your fifth birthday is within 6 months or so of September in Scotland, whereas in England you have to be five by September of the year you start school.

I live in england and started school when I was 4 and a quarter. It's anyone that will turn 5 between September 1st and August 31st ie that academic year.