Written Question · S6W-17017 · Session 6
Whether it will provide an update on (a) how many children and (b) what percentage of school-age pupils have taken part in cycling proficie…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on (a) how many children and (b) what percentage of school-age pupils have taken part in cycling proficiency training courses in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.
The answer
The following table shows the percentage of primary schools delivering Level 2 Bikeability training for each year broken down by local authority. The entries showing "no return" reflect that Argyll & Bute, East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire delivered alternative training. Argyll and Bute and East Ayrshire started delivering Bikeability training in 2020-21.
During 2021-2022 there was a 20% increase in the number of pupils participating in Bikeability Scotland. A record 52,604 pupils received training.
59% of primary schools are timetabling cycle training and delivering at least one level of Bikeability Scotland. 50% of schools delivered the national standard, level 2 on-road programme shown to have the greatest impact.
LOCAL AUTHORITY
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
Aberdeen City
21%
25%
31%
57%
68%
62%
68%
42%
47%
9%
27%
67%
Aberdeenshire
93%
93%
76%
91%
91%
63%
80%
79%
85%
27%
51%
65%
Angus
74%
72%
74%
57%
43%
45%
50%
67%
78%
41%
71%
88%
Argyll & Bute
45%
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
pilot ongoing
Clackmannanshire
11%
11%
37%
37%
39%
44%
17%
33%
100%
33%
100%
100%
Dumfries & Galloway
70%
73%
47%
30%
29%
41%
43%
38%
36%
4%
5%
29%
Dundee
0%
0%
3%
23%
29%
17%
11%
53%
91%
67%
82%
97%
East Ayrshire
7%
9%
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
pilot ongoing
East Dunbartonshire
5%
3%
5%
24%
14%
8%
22%
15%
67%
76%
94%
100%
East Lothian
0%
0%
11%
26%
29%
23%
29%
41%
49%
24%
47%
94%
East Renfrewshire
33%
40%
70%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
0%
100%
67%
Edinburgh
29%
40%
52%
72%
70%
48%
68%
60%
53%
7%
26%
40%
Falkirk
4%
6%
10%
8%
22%
12%
4%
6%
8%
19%
6%
2%
Fife
31%
21%
16%
16%
18%
21%
36%
22%
29%
23%
24%
33%
Glasgow
4%
4%
15%
28%
25%
34%
29%
35%
34%
22%
33%
31%
Highland
34%
28%
16%
29%
28%
29%
36%
21%
30%
12%
15%
22%
Inverclyde
4%
21%
35%
10%
30%
30%
20%
15%
26%
0%
5%
5%
Midlothian
10%
40%
63%
87%
63%
63%
81%
75%
69%
22%
41%
65%
Moray
96%
65%
58%
47%
62%
49%
37%
40%
56%
27%
62%
76%
Na h-Eileanan Siar
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
5%
96%
100%
0%
100%
100%
North Ayrshire
0%
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
North Lanarkshire
0%
7%
5%
0%
4%
No return
9%
10%
11%
15%
29%
50%
Orkney
40%
40%
65%
95%
90%
65%
68%
63%
58%
37%
90%
65%
Perth & Kinross
91%
61%
40%
37%
34%
62%
52%
51%
61%
26%
67%
87%
Renfrewshire
6%
8%
22%
29%
20%
22%
20%
22%
29%
10%
59%
72%
Scottish Borders
54%
54%
43%
8%
27%
29%
31%
31%
8%
2%
25%
41%
Shetland
100%
53%
45%
90%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
25%
100%
100%
South Ayrshire
79%
55%
73%
76%
83%
76%
81%
83%
88%
44%
34%
41%
South Lanarkshire
0%
10%
17%
28%
39%
34%
39%
39%
43%
15%
10%
40%
Stirling
17%
18%
5%
43%
65%
68%
50%
72%
66%
26%
58%
74%
West Dunbartonshire
9%
12%
9%
21%
44%
41%
49%
56%
59%
13%
38%
28%
West Lothian
21%
0%
15%
15%
15%
15%
17%
11%
26%
9%
9%
22%
TOTALS
32%
32%
35%
37%
40%
38%
42%
42%
47%
20%
37%
50%
During 2021-2022 there was a 20% increase in the number of pupils participating in Bikeability Scotland. A record 52,604 pupils received training.
59% of primary schools are timetabling cycle training and delivering at least one level of Bikeability Scotland. 50% of schools delivered the national standard, level 2 on-road programme shown to have the greatest impact.
LOCAL AUTHORITY
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
Aberdeen City
21%
25%
31%
57%
68%
62%
68%
42%
47%
9%
27%
67%
Aberdeenshire
93%
93%
76%
91%
91%
63%
80%
79%
85%
27%
51%
65%
Angus
74%
72%
74%
57%
43%
45%
50%
67%
78%
41%
71%
88%
Argyll & Bute
45%
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
pilot ongoing
Clackmannanshire
11%
11%
37%
37%
39%
44%
17%
33%
100%
33%
100%
100%
Dumfries & Galloway
70%
73%
47%
30%
29%
41%
43%
38%
36%
4%
5%
29%
Dundee
0%
0%
3%
23%
29%
17%
11%
53%
91%
67%
82%
97%
East Ayrshire
7%
9%
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
pilot ongoing
East Dunbartonshire
5%
3%
5%
24%
14%
8%
22%
15%
67%
76%
94%
100%
East Lothian
0%
0%
11%
26%
29%
23%
29%
41%
49%
24%
47%
94%
East Renfrewshire
33%
40%
70%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
0%
100%
67%
Edinburgh
29%
40%
52%
72%
70%
48%
68%
60%
53%
7%
26%
40%
Falkirk
4%
6%
10%
8%
22%
12%
4%
6%
8%
19%
6%
2%
Fife
31%
21%
16%
16%
18%
21%
36%
22%
29%
23%
24%
33%
Glasgow
4%
4%
15%
28%
25%
34%
29%
35%
34%
22%
33%
31%
Highland
34%
28%
16%
29%
28%
29%
36%
21%
30%
12%
15%
22%
Inverclyde
4%
21%
35%
10%
30%
30%
20%
15%
26%
0%
5%
5%
Midlothian
10%
40%
63%
87%
63%
63%
81%
75%
69%
22%
41%
65%
Moray
96%
65%
58%
47%
62%
49%
37%
40%
56%
27%
62%
76%
Na h-Eileanan Siar
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
5%
96%
100%
0%
100%
100%
North Ayrshire
0%
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
North Lanarkshire
0%
7%
5%
0%
4%
No return
9%
10%
11%
15%
29%
50%
Orkney
40%
40%
65%
95%
90%
65%
68%
63%
58%
37%
90%
65%
Perth & Kinross
91%
61%
40%
37%
34%
62%
52%
51%
61%
26%
67%
87%
Renfrewshire
6%
8%
22%
29%
20%
22%
20%
22%
29%
10%
59%
72%
Scottish Borders
54%
54%
43%
8%
27%
29%
31%
31%
8%
2%
25%
41%
Shetland
100%
53%
45%
90%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
25%
100%
100%
South Ayrshire
79%
55%
73%
76%
83%
76%
81%
83%
88%
44%
34%
41%
South Lanarkshire
0%
10%
17%
28%
39%
34%
39%
39%
43%
15%
10%
40%
Stirling
17%
18%
5%
43%
65%
68%
50%
72%
66%
26%
58%
74%
West Dunbartonshire
9%
12%
9%
21%
44%
41%
49%
56%
59%
13%
38%
28%
West Lothian
21%
0%
15%
15%
15%
15%
17%
11%
26%
9%
9%
22%
TOTALS
32%
32%
35%
37%
40%
38%
42%
42%
47%
20%
37%
50%
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-17017 by reference.