This statistic displays the proportion of children participating in sport, in the last week in Scotland from 1998 to 2021, by gender. In the year 2021, 63 percent of boys and girls participated in sport in the last week before being surveyed, down from the peak in 2009.
Proportion of children participating in sport in Scotland from 1998 to 2021, by gender
* Weighted bases: n (1998)=2,142, n (2003)=2,961, n (2008)=1,526, n (2009)=2,265, n (2010)=1,556, n (2011)=1,716, n (2012)=1,561, n (2013)=1,617, n (2014)=1,462, n (2015)=1,254, n(2016)=1,364, n(2017)=1,380, n(2018) = 1,748.
No survey conducted in 2019 and 2020.
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Scottish Government. (November 30, 2022). Proportion of children participating in sport in Scotland from 1998 to 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/373683/children-participating-in-sport-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Proportion of children participating in sport in Scotland from 1998 to 2021, by gender." Chart. November 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373683/children-participating-in-sport-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. (2022). Proportion of children participating in sport in Scotland from 1998 to 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373683/children-participating-in-sport-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Proportion of Children Participating in Sport in Scotland from 1998 to 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373683/children-participating-in-sport-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government, Proportion of children participating in sport in Scotland from 1998 to 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373683/children-participating-in-sport-by-gender-in-scotland/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Proportion of children participating in sport in Scotland from 1998 to 2021, by gender [Graph], Scottish Government, November 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/373683/children-participating-in-sport-by-gender-in-scotland/