Publication - Statistics

Scottish Household Survey 2025 findings: Cultural Engagement

Published: 29 October 2026
From: Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic
Directorate: Strategy Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Equality and rights

Data from the Scottish Household Survey 2025 exploring cultural engagement in Scotland.

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Scottish Household Survey: results

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Table 1: Percentage of respondents engaged in culture in the last 12 months, 2025, Local Authority areas in Scotland

Local Authority	Percentage of adults	Colour range in map
Aberdeen City	91%	Medium blue
Aberdeenshire	94%	Dark blue
Angus	89%	Medium blue
Argyll & Bute	90%	Medium blue
Clackmannanshire	87%	Medium blue
Dumfries & Galloway	92%	Dark blue
Dundee City	90%	Medium blue
East Ayrshire	90%	Medium blue
East Dunbartonshire	88%	Medium blue
East Lothian	92%	Dark blue
East Renfrewshire	93%	Dark blue
Edinburgh, City of	96%	Dark blue
Falkirk	92%	Dark blue
Fife	90%	Medium blue
Glasgow City	85%	Light blue
Highland	87%	Medium blue
Inverclyde	82%	Light blue
Midlothian	94%	Dark blue
Moray	91%	Medium blue
Na h-Eileanan Siar	90%	Medium blue
North Ayrshire	80%	Light blue
North Lanarkshire	89%	Medium blue
Orkney Islands	89%	Medium blue
Perth & Kinross	92%	Dark blue
Renfrewshire	86%	Light blue
Scottish Borders	87%	Medium blue
Shetland Islands	93%	Dark blue
South Ayrshire	92%	Dark blue
South Lanarkshire	90%	Medium blue
Stirling	95%	Dark blue
West Dunbartonshire	86%	Light blue
West Lothian	89%	Medium blue

Table 2: Percentage of respondents who attended a cultural event or place (including cinema) in the last 12 months, 2025, Local Authority areas in Scotland

Local Authority	Percentage of adults	Colour range in map
Aberdeen City	83%	Dark blue
Aberdeenshire	79%	Medium blue
Angus	73%	Medium blue
Argyll & Bute	76%	Medium blue
Clackmannanshire	78%	Medium blue
Dumfries & Galloway	75%	Medium blue
Dundee City	79%	Medium blue
East Ayrshire	76%	Medium blue
East Dunbartonshire	75%	Medium blue
East Lothian	87%	Dark blue
East Renfrewshire	85%	Dark blue
Edinburgh, City of	90%	Dark blue
Falkirk	82%	Dark blue
Fife	81%	Dark blue
Glasgow City	76%	Medium blue
Highland	70%	Light blue
Inverclyde	66%	Light blue
Midlothian	87%	Dark blue
Moray	74%	Medium blue
Na h-Eileanan Siar	72%	Light blue
North Ayrshire	67%	Light blue
North Lanarkshire	78%	Medium blue
Orkney Islands	79%	Medium blue
Perth & Kinross	83%	Dark blue
Renfrewshire	74%	Medium blue
Scottish Borders	74%	Medium blue
Shetland Islands	83%	Dark blue
South Ayrshire	84%	Dark blue
South Lanarkshire	84%	Dark blue
Stirling	85%	Dark blue
West Dunbartonshire	76%	Medium blue
West Lothian	80%	Dark blue

Table 3: Percentage of respondents who participated in a cultural activity (including reading) in the last 12 months, 2025, Local Authority areas in Scotland

Local Authority	Percentage of adults	Colour range in map
Aberdeen City	75%	Medium blue
Aberdeenshire	77%	Medium blue
Angus	72%	Medium blue
Argyll & Bute	78%	Medium blue
Clackmannanshire	73%	Medium blue
Dumfries & Galloway	80%	Dark blue
Dundee City	83%	Dark blue
East Ayrshire	81%	Dark blue
East Dunbartonshire	76%	Medium blue
East Lothian	81%	Dark blue
East Renfrewshire	80%	Dark blue
Edinburgh, City of	87%	Dark blue
Falkirk	79%	Dark blue
Fife	81%	Dark blue
Glasgow City	68%	Light blue
Highland	76%	Medium blue
Inverclyde	65%	Light blue
Midlothian	79%	Dark blue
Moray	74%	Medium blue
Na h-Eileanan Siar	79%	Dark blue
North Ayrshire	68%	Light blue
North Lanarkshire	72%	Medium blue
Orkney Islands	74%	Medium blue
Perth & Kinross	81%	Dark blue
Renfrewshire	70%	Light blue
Scottish Borders	77%	Medium blue
Shetland Islands	85%	Dark blue
South Ayrshire	83%	Dark blue
South Lanarkshire	71%	Light blue
Stirling	82%	Dark blue
West Dunbartonshire	65%	Light blue
West Lothian	71%	Light blue

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