* Weighted bases: n (2008)=1,487, n (2009)=2,227, n (2010)=1,505, n (2011)=1,667, n (2012)=1,527, n (2013)=1,568, n (2014)=1,444, n (2015)=1,229, n (2016)=1,325. The source provides the following information: Physically active for at least 60 minutes on all 7 days per week.
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Share of children meeting activity guidelines in Scotland 2008-2016, by gender
This statistic displays the results of a survey on the share of children meeting physical activity guidelines (including and excluding school) in Scotland from 2008 to 2016, by gender. In the year 2015, 77 percent of boys and 69 percent of girls met the physical activity guidelines of at least 60 minutes of activity on all seven days in the previous week, including activity in school.
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Scottish Government. (September 26, 2017). Share of children meeting physical activity guidelines in Scotland from 2008 to 2016, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/373650/children-meeting-activity-guidelines-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Share of children meeting physical activity guidelines in Scotland from 2008 to 2016, by gender." Chart. September 26, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/373650/children-meeting-activity-guidelines-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. (2017). Share of children meeting physical activity guidelines in Scotland from 2008 to 2016, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/373650/children-meeting-activity-guidelines-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Share of Children Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines in Scotland from 2008 to 2016, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 26 Sep 2017, /statistics/373650/children-meeting-activity-guidelines-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government, Share of children meeting physical activity guidelines in Scotland from 2008 to 2016, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/373650/children-meeting-activity-guidelines-by-gender-in-scotland/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Share of children meeting physical activity guidelines in Scotland from 2008 to 2016, by gender [Graph], Scottish Government, September 26, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/373650/children-meeting-activity-guidelines-by-gender-in-scotland/