This page allows you to see how Scotland is performing across our 81 national indicators in more detail.
Following the National Performance Framework review in 2018, some new indicators were chosen and are still in development. They will be reported here when complete.
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 70.80 |
| 2014-15 | 71.20 |
| 2015-16 | 72.00 |
| 2016-17 | 66.10 |
Percentage of children with no concerns at their 27-30 month review (as % of those eligible for a review)
Performance to be confirmed
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 70.8 |
| 2014-15 | 71.2 |
| 2015-16 | 72.0 |
| 2016-17 | 66.1 |
Performance to be confirmed
No data, indicator currently in development
Percentage of young people who feel adults take their views into account in decisions that affect their lives.
Performance to be confirmed
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 53.4 |
Perinatal mortality rate: stillbirths plus deaths in the first week of life.
Performance to be confirmed
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.5 |
| 2013 | 5.8 |
| 2014 | 5.9 |
| 2015 | 5.3 |
| 2016 | 6.0 |
Percentage of settings providing funded Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) achieving good or better across all four quality themes.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 91.6 |
| 2014 | 93.2 |
| 2015 | 92.1 |
| 2016 | 91.6 |
| 2017 | 91.1 |
Percentage of S2 and S4 pupils who report to have "three or more" close friends.
Performance to be confirmed
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 81.0 |
Percentage of children in combined material deprivation and low income after housing costs (below 70% of UK median income).
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2012-15 | 13 |
| 2013-16 | 13 |
| 2014-17 | 12 |
Percentage of adults who rate their neighbourhood as a very good place to live.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 55 |
| 2014 | 56 |
| 2015 | 56 |
| 2016 | 57 |
| 2017 | 57 |
Indicator in development
No data, indicator currently in development
Percentage of respondents who think crime in their area has stayed the same or reduced in the past 2 years.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 70.9 |
| 2010 | 73.5 |
| 2012 | 75.8 |
| 2014 | 74.7 |
| 2016 | 75.5 |
Indicator in development
No data, indicator currently in development
Proportion of people who have been the victim of one or more crimes in the past year.
Performance Improving
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 19.3 |
| 2010 | 17.8 |
| 2012 | 16.9 |
| 2014 | 14.5 |
| 2016 | 13.4 |
Indicator in development
No data, indicator currently in development
Proportion of adults who live within a 5 minute walk of their local green or blue space.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 67.6 |
| 2014 | 68.6 |
| 2015 | 67.2 |
| 2016 | 65.4 |
| 2017 | 64.7 |
Indicator in development
No data, indicator currently in development
Percentage of adults who have attended or visited a cultural event or place in the last 12 months.
Performance Improving
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 80.4 |
| 2014 | 80.3 |
| 2015 | 82.4 |
| 2016 | 83.1 |
| 2017 | 84.5 |
Percentage of adults who have participated in a cultural activity in the last 12 months.
Performance Improving
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 78.3 |
| 2014 | 78.6 |
| 2015 | 79.0 |
| 2016 | 78.8 |
| 2017 | 78.1 |
Approximate gross value added at basic prices (GBP Millions)
Performance to be confirmed
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 2,990 |
| 2013 | 3,604 |
| 2014 | 3,757 |
| 2015 | 4,646 |
| 2016 | 4,389 |
Number of Jobs in the Creative Industries Growth Sector (culture and arts).
Performance to be confirmed
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 68,600 |
| 2014 | 71,800 |
| 2015 | 73,000 |
| 2016 | 84,000 |
| 2017 | 77,000 |
Scotland's Rank for productivity against key trading partners in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 16 |
| 2014 | 16 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 16 |
| 2017 | 16 |
Value of Scottish exports to the rest of the world (not including rest of UK). Total exports in millions of GBP.
Performance Improving
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 29,215 |
| 2014 | 28,905 |
| 2015 | 30,135 |
| 2016 | 30,550 |
| 2017 | 32,440 |
The annual GDP gap (%) of Scotland with the UK.
Performance Worsening
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | -0.012 |
| 2014 | 0.003 |
| 2015 | -0.008 |
| 2016 | -0.011 |
| 2017 | -0.014 |
Carbon footprint: CO2 Tonnes per million.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 88.1 |
| 2012 | 91.6 |
| 2013 | 94.8 |
| 2014 | 76.5 |
| 2015 | 76.5 |
The Natural Capital Asset Index (NCAI) measures the quality and quantity of habitats in Scotland, according to their potential to deliver different ecosystem services now and into the future.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 99.4 |
| 2013 | 99.6 |
| 2014 | 100.1 |
| 2015 | 100.9 |
| 2016 | 101.5 |
Greenhouse gas emissions as a percentage change achieved from the baseline in 1990.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2012 | -0.28 |
| 2013 | -0.40 |
| 2014 | -0.48 |
| 2015 | -0.47 |
| 2016 | -0.45 |
Percentage of residential and non-residential addresses where superfast broadband is available.
Performance Improving
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 61 |
| 2015 | 73 |
| 2016 | 83 |
| 2017 | 87 |
Gross Expenditure on Research and Development (GERD) as a percentage of GDP.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.39 |
| 2013 | 1.46 |
| 2014 | 1.51 |
| 2015 | 1.52 |
| 2016 | 1.54 |
Income share of the top 10% of the population in Scotland divided by income share of the bottom 40% (Palma ratio) expressed as a percentage.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2012-15 | 114 |
| 2013-16 | 121 |
| 2014-17 | 124 |
TEA rate: proportion of the adult working age population that is actively trying to start a business, or that own/manage a business which is less than 3.5 years old.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.4 |
| 2014 | 6.3 |
| 2015 | 6.5 |
| 2016 | 7.3 |
| 2017 | 6.7 |
Indicator in development
No data, indicator currently in development
Indicator in development
No data, indicator currently in development
Indicator in development
No data, indicator currently in development
Percentage of employees who received on the job training in the last 3 months.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 29.2 |
| 2014 | 27.9 |
| 2015 | 25.8 |
| 2016 | 22.8 |
| 2017 | 23.2 |
Indicator in development
No data, indicator currently in development
Percentage of young adults (16-19 year olds) participating in education, training or employment.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 90.4 |
| 2016 | 91.1 |
| 2017 | 91.8 |
Proportion of adults aged 16-64 with low or no qualifications at SCQF level 4 or below.
Performance Improving
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 12.6 |
| 2014 | 11.6 |
| 2015 | 11.2 |
| 2016 | 11.9 |
| 2017 | 10.8 |
Percentage of employers with skill shortage vacancies.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 |
Percentage of graduates aged 16-64 years in employment (not in full-time education), employed in low and medium-low skilled occupations.
Performance Worsening
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 32.0 |
| 2017 | 35.0 |
Proportion of adults making one or more visits to the outdoors per week.
Performance Improving
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 46 |
| 2014 | 48 |
| 2015 | 49 |
| 2016 | 49 |
| 2017 | 52 |
The percentage of pre-1919 dwellings (sites) classified as having disrepair to critical elements.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 73 |
| 2014 | 72 |
| 2015 | 68 |
| 2016 | 67 |
| 2017 | 68 |
Percentage of natural features on protected nature sites found to be in favourable condition.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 78.1 |
| 2014 | 78.8 |
| 2015 | 79.3 |
| 2016 | 80.4 |
| 2017 | 80.3 |
Percentage of energy consumption which is renewable energy.
Performance Worsening
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 12.9 |
| 2014 | 15.2 |
| 2015 | 17.2 |
| 2016 | 16.0 |
| 2017 | 20.0 |
Household waste (million tonnes).
Performance Improving
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.4 |
| 2014 | 2.5 |
| 2015 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 2.5 |
Indicator in development
No data, indicator currently in development
Index of abundance of Terrestrial Breeding Birds (1994 = 100).
Performance Improving
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 104.3 |
| 2014 | 119.5 |
| 2015 | 121.9 |
| 2016 | 110.3 |
| 2017 | 119.0 |
Indicator in development
No data, indicator currently in development
The total number of private sector enterprises (registered for Value Added Tax and/or Pay As You Earn) in Scotland per 10,000 adults.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 362 |
| 2014 | 375 |
| 2015 | 382 |
| 2016 | 388 |
| 2017 | 391 |
High growth enterprises as a share of all registered enterprises.
Performance Worsening
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8 |
| 2014 | 0.9 |
| 2015 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 1.2 |
Proportion of businesses that were innovation active during the survey period.
Performance to be confirmed
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 43.3 |
| 2015 | 50.4 |
| 2017 | 45.0 |
Scotland's position on labour market participation as the top performing country in the UK through a comparison of the employment rates in the 4 constituent countries of the UK. Measuring the gap between the best performing one of the other three countries in the UK as a percentage.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.58 |
| 2015 | 0.75 |
| 2016 | -1.36 |
| 2017 | -1.12 |
| 2018 | -1.31 |
Percentage of workers earning less than the living wage.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 19.3 |
| 2015 | 19.6 |
| 2016 | 20.1 |
| 2017 | 18.4 |
| 2018 | 19.4 |
The difference between male and female full-time hourly earnings, expressed as a percentage of male full-time hourly earnings.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 9.1 |
| 2015 | 7.7 |
| 2016 | 6.4 |
| 2017 | 6.6 |
| 2018 | 5.7 |
Indicator in development
No data, indicator currently in development
Whether agreement between trade union and employer affect pay and conditions.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 37.1 |
| 2014 | 32.9 |
| 2015 | 35.0 |
| 2016 | 33.4 |
| 2017 | 34.8 |
Gap between male and female employment rate (positive gap represents higher male than female employment rate).
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.0 |
| 2014 | 7.6 |
| 2015 | 6.1 |
| 2016 | 7.6 |
| 2017 | 6.9 |
The estimated average number of years that a new born baby could be expected to live in 'good health'.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 62 |
| 2012 | 61 |
| 2013 | 61 |
| 2014 | 62 |
| 2015 | 61 |
Average score on Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS).
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 50.0 |
| 2014 | 50.0 |
| 2015 | 49.9 |
| 2016 | 49.8 |
| 2017 | 49.8 |
Percentage of adults (aged 16+) who are a healthy weight.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 34 |
| 2010 | 33 |
| 2015 | 34 |
| 2016 | 34 |
| 2017 | 33 |
Percentage of adults with two or more health risk behaviours (current smoker, harmful drinking, low physical activity, obesity).
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 28 |
| 2014 | 29 |
| 2015 | 32 |
| 2016 | 31 |
| 2017 | 29 |
Percentage of adults meeting physical activity recommendations.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 64 |
| 2014 | 63 |
| 2015 | 63 |
| 2016 | 64 |
| 2017 | 65 |
Proportion of adults usually travelling to work by public or active transport.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 30.7 |
| 2014 | 29.8 |
| 2015 | 31.4 |
| 2016 | 30.6 |
| 2017 | 30.1 |
Percentage of people who describe the overall care provided by their GP practice as Excellent or Good.
Performance Improving
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 82 |
| 2011 | 85 |
| 2013 | 85 |
| 2015 | 88 |
| 2017 | 90 |
Indicator in development
No data, indicator currently in development
European Age Standardised mortality rates per 100,000 for people under 75.
Performance Improving
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 437.5 |
| 2014 | 423.2 |
| 2015 | 440.5 |
| 2016 | 439.7 |
| 2017 | 425.2 |
Indicator in development
No data, indicator currently in development
Percentage of respondents who are fairly or very satisfied with the quality of local services (local health services, local schools and public transport).
Performance Worsening
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 59.9 |
| 2014 | 61.9 |
| 2015 | 57.5 |
| 2016 | 56.1 |
| 2017 | 51.9 |
Percentage of people who agree with the statement "I can influence decisions affecting my local area".
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 22.0 |
| 2014 | 23.0 |
| 2015 | 23.6 |
| 2016 | 23.1 |
| 2017 | 22.7 |
The proportion of adults who are confident that the Scottish Criminal Justice System, as a whole, makes sure everyone has access to the justice system if they need it.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2009-10 | 71.2 |
| 2010-11 | 73.1 |
| 2012-13 | 75.9 |
| 2014-15 | 75.7 |
| 2016-17 | 75.5 |
Indicator in development
No data, indicator currently in development
Anholt GfK-Roper Nation Brands Index (NBI): Average scores of the six dimensions of national competence, given as a value (not percentage) out of 100.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 59.7 |
| 2012 | 60.1 |
| 2014 | 61.8 |
| 2016 | 62.2 |
| 2018 | 62.7 |
Indicator in development
No data, indicator currently in development
Indicator in development
No data, indicator currently in development
Indicator in development
No data, indicator currently in development
Indicator in development
No data, indicator currently in development
The proportion of individuals living in private households with an equivalised income of less than 60% of the UK median after housing costs.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2012-15 | 18 |
| 2013-16 | 19 |
| 2014-17 | 19 |
Wealth inequality as measured by the Gini coefficient which ranges from 0 (perfect equality) to 100 (maximal inequality).
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2008-10 | 63 |
| 2010-12 | 61 |
| 2012-14 | 62 |
| 2014-16 | 61 |
Median percentage of net income spent on housing, fuel and food.
Performance to be confirmed
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2012-15 | 26 |
| 2013-16 | 26 |
| 2014-17 | 25 |
The proportion of households in unmanageable debt: either excessive debt repayments/arrears on commitments, or high debt levels relative to annual income.
Performance Improving
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2010-12 | 5.7 |
| 2012-14 | 4.4 |
| 2014-16 | 3.3 |
The proportion of people in Scotland living in relative poverty after housing costs for three out of the last four years.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2010-14 | 9 |
| 2011-15 | 10 |
| 2012-16 | 8 |
The percentage of households who report being either "very satisfied" or "fairly satisfied" with their house or flat.
Performance Maintaining
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 90 |
| 2014 | 91 |
| 2015 | 92 |
| 2016 | 92 |
| 2017 | 92 |
The proportion of adults reporting that, at some point in the previous 12 months, they were worried they would run out of food because of a lack of money or other resources.
Performance to be confirmed
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 |