National Indicators

Scotland Performs - Purpose Targets - SolidarityFifty National Indicators enable us to track progress towards the achievement of our National Outcomes and ultimately the delivery of the Purpose.

Indicators have been chosen to show how we are progressing on the range of Outcomes. Wherever possible we have selected Indicators that come from existing datasets to allow us to understand progress and trends over time.

The 50 indicators do not provide comprehensive measurement of every activity undertaken to achieve the Outcomes and Purpose. Instead they are a carefully chosen set which we believe most clearly shows progress towards the achievement of a more successful and prosperous Scotland.

National Indicators

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Increase the number of businesses

l Reduce the percentage of adults who smoke
l

Increase exports

up Reduce alcohol related hospital admissions
no data Improve digital infrastructure d

Reduce the number of individuals with problem drug use

l Reduce traffic congestion up

Improve people's perceptions about the crime rate in their area

l

Improve Scotland's reputation

l Reduce reconviction rates
d

Increase research and development spending

up Reduce crime victimisation rates
l

Improve knowledge exchange from university research

up Reduce deaths on Scotland's roads
up Improve the skill profile of the population l

Improve people's perceptions of the quality of public services

l

Increase the proportion of pre-school centres recieving positive inspection reports

l Improve the responsiveness of public services
l

Increase the proportion of schools receiving positive inspection reports

l Reduce the proportion of individuals living in poverty
l

Improve levels of educational attainment

l Reduce children's deprivation
l

Increase the proportion of young people in learning, training or work

up

Improve access to suitable housing options for those in housing need

d

Increase the proportion of graduates in positive destinations

d Increase the number of new homes
up

Improve children's services

up Widen use of the Internet
up

Improve children's dental health

l Improve people's perceptions of their neighbourhood
no data

Increase the proportion of babies with a healthy birth weight

l Increase cultural engagement
d

Increase the proportion of healthy weight children

up Improve the state of Scotland's historic sites
up

Increase physical activity

l Increase people's use of Scotland's outdoors
d

Improve self-assessed general health

l Improve the condition of protected nature sites
l

Improve mental wellbeing

d Increase the abundance of terrestrial breeding birds: biodiversity
up

Reduce premature mortality

l Improve the state of Scotland's marine environment
l

Improve end of life care

up Reduce Scotland's carbon footprint
up Improve support for people with care needs l

Increase the proportion of journeys to work made by public or active transport

l

Reduce emergency admissions to hospital

up Reduce waste generated
l

Improve the quality of healthcare experience

d Increase renewable electricity production

 

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