In the year 2022, walking was the main mode of travel to school for pupils in Scotland, accounting for nearly 43 percent of trips to school. Being driven by car followed as the second most common means of traveling to school at a rate of roughly 23 percent. Cycling to school, on the other hand, was much less frequent as indicated by its low share of four percent.
Primary mode of pupils' travel to school in Scotland in 2022
Count of school pupils excludes children in nursery. Survey includes primary education school, secondary education schools, special educational needs schools and independent schools.
Pupils chose from eight possible options to the question "how do you normally travel to school?"
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Sustrans. (May 25, 2023). Primary mode of pupils' travel to school in Scotland in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1405424/main-mode-travel-school-pupils-scotland/
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