Share of children participating in sport 1998-2021

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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

Characteristic	Boys -yes	Girls -yes
2021	63%	63%
2018	66%	66%
2017	67%	66%
2016	70%	67%
2015	69%	66%
2014	68%	65%
2013	71%	63%
2012	67%	65%
2011	72%	67%
2010	73%	67%
2009	76%	70%
2008	74%	67%
2003	74%	69%
1998	72%	65%

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Release date

November 2022

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Region

United Kingdom (Scotland)

Survey time period

1998 to 2021

Number of respondents

1,431*

Age group

2-15 years

Special properties

Participation in any sport during last week

Method of interview

CAPI interview, questionnaire

Supplementary notes

* 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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