Whether it has conducted an analysis of any benefits of Erasmus+ to relevant sectors in Scotland.

The Scottish Government’s position is that the Erasmus+ programme had a major impact in Scotland. Scotland received a total of 143.2 million euros during the previous Erasmus+ cycle between 2014-2020.
Scotland welcomes international students and recognises the important and valuable contribution they make to the Scottish economy, our educational environment and Scottish society.
The European Commission Erasmus+ higher education impact study (European Commission, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, Erasmus+ higher education impact study – Final report , Publications Office, 2019, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2766/162060 ) has shown that participants in Erasmus+ have reported: higher levels of self-confidence, goal orientation, and social openness. The commission observed a relevant increase in several personality dispositions, attitudes, and behaviours, as measured by the memo© psychometric tool. This indicator also correlates with future income, job security, and career perspective. Furthermore, in the same report, a large share (>75%) of students interviewed after the mobility reported that they had a better idea of what they want to do in their career, they had re-oriented their study plans, and have higher academic ambitions. Also, on average, they are more satisfied with their jobs and social status.
Under the Erasmus+ programme funding in Scotland, a range of sectors benefited including higher and further education, vocational education and training, youth work, adult education and sports. The table below indicates the funding received by different sectors in Scotland from Erasmus+ between 2014-2020.

Sector
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Total
Grants ()
Grants ()
Grants ()
Grants ()
Grants ()
Grants ()
Grants ()
Grants ()
Adult Education
724,920
266,195
672,529
1,618,917
1,068,962
1,519,231
3,030,393
8,901,147
Higher Education
7,214,229
10,142,762
9,892,951
11,383,764
15,750,830
13,634,293
16,625,927
84,644,756
Schools
1,476,629
804,698
1,831,859
2,302,010
1,952,353
3,390,662
2,262,164
14,020,375
Vocational education and training
2,437,241
2,150,942
2,210,127
4,750,020
6,283,083
7,172,353
5,251,086
30,254,852
Youth
363,171
982,542
491,572
1,487,440
1,009,616
399,260
656,062
5,389,664
Total
12,216,190
14,347,139
15,099,038
21,542,151
26,064,845
26,115,799
27,825,632
143,210,794