Cultural engagement in Scotland: what is it and why does it matter?

This report provides evidence on cultural engagement in Scotland from 2019 - 2024. It draws on a range of data, from both the Scottish Household Survey and qualitative research, to explore attitudes and behaviours for different people and places across Scotland.


Annex D: Detailed tables showing 2022 scores for ‘cultural engagement’, ‘attendance at cultural events or places of culture’ and ‘participation at cultural activities’ by Local Authority

Table 7: Percentage of adults engaged in culture in the last 12 months, 2022, Local Authority areas in Scotland
Local Authority Percentage of adults Colour range in map
Aberdeen City 94% Dark Blue
Aberdeenshire 89% Medium Blue
Angus 84% Medium Blue
Argyll & Bute 93% Dark Blue
Clackmannanshire 89% Medium Blue
Dumfries & Galloway 84% Medium Blue
Dundee City 91% Dark Blue
East Ayrshire 86% Medium Blue
East Dunbartonshire 93% Dark Blue
East Lothian 91% Dark Blue
East Renfrewshire 93% Dark Blue
Edinburgh, City of 91% Dark Blue
Falkirk 86% Medium Blue
Fife 87% Medium Blue
Glasgow City 82% Light Blue
Highland 84% Medium Blue
Inverclyde 88% Medium Blue
Midlothian 87% Medium Blue
Moray 92% Dark Blue
Na h-Eileanan Siar 79% Light Blue
North Ayrshire 88% Medium Blue
North Lanarkshire 84% Medium Blue
Orkney Islands 88% Medium Blue
Perth & Kinross 97% Dark Blue
Renfrewshire 90% Medium Blue
Scottish Borders 93% Dark Blue
Shetland Islands 93% Dark Blue
South Ayrshire 88% Medium Blue
South Lanarkshire 88% Medium Blue
Stirling 91% Dark Blue
West Dunbartonshire 82% Light Blue
West Lothian 85% Medium Blue
Table 8: Percentage of adults who attended a cultural event or place (including cinema) in the last 12 months, 2022, Local Authority areas in Scotland
Local Authority Percentage of adults Colour range in map
Aberdeen City 81% Dark Blue
Aberdeenshire 72% Medium Blue
Angus 73% Medium Blue
Argyll & Bute 73% Medium Blue
Clackmannanshire 72% Medium Blue
Dumfries & Galloway 66% Light Blue
Dundee City 79% Medium Blue
East Ayrshire 73% Medium Blue
East Dunbartonshire 82% Dark Blue
East Lothian 75% Medium Blue
East Renfrewshire 87% Dark Blue
Edinburgh, City of 81% Dark Blue
Falkirk 72% Medium Blue
Fife 67% Light Blue
Glasgow City 70% Light Blue
Highland 67% Light Blue
Inverclyde 81% Dark Blue
Midlothian 68% Light Blue
Moray 71% Medium Blue
Na h-Eileanan Siar 47% Light Blue
North Ayrshire 71% Medium Blue
North Lanarkshire 70% Light Blue
Orkney Islands 66% Light Blue
Perth & Kinross 84% Dark Blue
Renfrewshire 79% Medium Blue
Scottish Borders 73% Medium Blue
Shetland Islands 76% Medium Blue
South Ayrshire 71% Medium Blue
South Lanarkshire 74% Medium Blue
Stirling 82% Dark Blue
West Dunbartonshire 70% Medium Blue
West Lothian 72% Medium Blue
Table 9: Percentage of adults who participated in a cultural activity (including reading) in the last 12 months, 2022, Local Authority areas in Scotland
Local Authority Percentage of adults Colour range in map
Aberdeen City 79% Medium Blue
Aberdeenshire 71% Light Blue
Angus 58% Light Blue
Argyll & Bute 87% Dark Blue
Clackmannanshire 74% Medium Blue
Dumfries & Galloway 78% Medium Blue
Dundee City 84% Dark Blue
East Ayrshire 72% Medium Blue
East Dunbartonshire 86% Dark Blue
East Lothian 80% Medium Blue
East Renfrewshire 83% Dark Blue
Edinburgh, City of 77% Medium Blue
Falkirk 72% Medium Blue
Fife 77% Medium Blue
Glasgow City 64% Light Blue
Highland 76% Medium Blue
Inverclyde 71% Light Blue
Midlothian 65% Light Blue
Moray 82% Dark Blue
Na h-Eileanan Siar 71% Light Blue
North Ayrshire 81% Dark Blue
North Lanarkshire 71% Light Blue
Orkney Islands 79% Medium Blue
Perth & Kinross 92% Dark Blue
Renfrewshire 70% Light Blue
Scottish Borders 83% Dark Blue
Shetland Islands 88% Dark Blue
South Ayrshire 83% Dark Blue
South Lanarkshire 72% Light Blue
Stirling 78% Medium Blue
West Dunbartonshire 67% Light Blue
West Lothian 67% Light Blue

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