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PROGRAMME FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT 2000 - SCOTLAND ANALYSIS
Cultural Activities
5. Students who attend cultural events, including cinema or pop concerts, tend to outperform their peers, although this does not hold for those who attend sporting events.
6. Approximately 60 per cent of 15 year olds in Scotland go to the cinema at least 4 times a year. A similar proportion never go to the theatre, and more than half never attend an art gallery or museum. Fifteen year olds in Scotland are less likely to attend museums or art galleries or the theatre than their counterparts in the rest of the UK.
Table 14a Percentage of students and performance on the PISA reading literacy scale, by responses to questions on participation in cultural activities, Scotland
Proportion of 15 year olds who, in the 12 months prior to the survey, had: | Scotland | Scotland |
Never or Hardly Ever | 1-4 times a year | 4+ times a year | Never or Hardly Ever | 1-4 times a year | 4+ times a year |
| gone to the cinema | 5% | 35% | 61% | 453 | 516 | 539 |
| visited a museum or art gallery | 53% | 42% | 4% | 509 | 546 | 568 |
| attended a pop concert | 46% | 48% | 6% | 517 | 537 | 534 |
| attended an opera, ballet or classical symphony concert | 86% | 12% | 2% | 522 | 566 | 550 |
| watched live theatre | 59% | 37% | 4% | 511 | 552 | 555 |
| attended sporting events | 18% | 39% | 43% | 540 | 533 | 517 |
Table 14b Percentage of students and performance on the PISA reading literacy scale, by responses to questions on participation in cultural activities, UK
Mean reading scores of 15 year olds who, in the 12 months prior to the survey, had:
| UK | UK |
Never or Hardly Ever | 1-4 times a year | 4+ times a year | Never or Hardly Ever | 1-4 times a year | 4+ times a year |
| gone to the cinema | 3% | 36% | 61% | 457 | 508 | 539 |
| visited a museum or art gallery | 45% | 50% | 5% | 500 | 545 | 575 |
| attended a pop concert | 63% | 33% | 4% | 520 | 541 | 527 |
| attended an opera, ballet or classical symphony concert | 85% | 14% | 1% | 519 | 579 | 581 |
| watched live theatre | 53% | 43% | 4% | 506 | 549 | 579 |
| attended sporting events | 22% | 43% | 35% | 534 | 524 | 523 |
Table 14c Percentage of students and performance on the PISA reading literacy scale, by responses to questions on participation in cultural activities, OECD
Mean reading scores of 15 year olds who, in the 12 months prior to the survey, had: | OECD | OECD |
Never or Hardly Ever | 1-4 times a year | 4+ times a year | Never or Hardly Ever | 1-4 times a year | 4+ times a year |
| gone to the cinema | 14% | 39% | 47% | 473 | 494 | 515 |
| visited a museum or art gallery | 45% | 50% | 5% | 483 | 516 | 535 |
| attended a pop concert | 57% | 38% | 6% | 499 | 508 | 491 |
| attended an opera, ballet or classical symphony concert | 82% | 17% | 2% | 495 | 534 | 530 |
| watched live theatre | 58% | 38% | 4% | 490 | 518 | 529 |
| attended sporting events | 25% | 38% | 37% | 506 | 498 | 502 |
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