Active travel of children in Ireland 2018

This statistic presents the share of children making all, or part of a journey to and from school, by physically active means such as walking or cycling, in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) and Northern Ireland in 2018.

Pupils who walk or cycle to school have higher overall levels of physical activity, have better cardiorespiratory fitness, and are more likely to be physically active into adulthood.

In Northern Ireland 36 percent of primary and 18 percent of post primary school children reported walking or cycling to or from school. The share of children that actively commute to school in the ROI is much greater, where 42 percent of primary and 40 percent of post primary school children reported walking or cycling to or from school.

Share of children that actively commute to school in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) and Northern Ireland in 2018

Characteristic	Republic of Ireland	Northern Ireland
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Release date

November 2019

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Region

Ireland, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

Survey time period

2018

Number of respondents

6,651 respondents

Age group

10-18 years

Supplementary notes

The Children’s Sport Participation and Physical Activity Study 2018 (CSPPA 2018) was a follow up to CSPPA 2010 looking at participation in sport, physical activity and Physical Education among children aged 10 to 18 on the island of Ireland. CSPPA 2018 was the first study to look at these issues in an all-island context.

For the Republic of Ireland, the 114 schools which participated in 2010 and were eligible were invited to participate. 74 of these agreed to take part, with 12 new schools being included for a total of 86 schools. This allowed 4,697 primary and post primary students to provide input. In Northern Ireland 29 schools and 1,954 primary and post primary students were involved. In total, 6,651 children aged 10 – 18 took part in the study. In addition, a small number of school administrators were interviewed about participation in sport in schools, school facilities and resources available for sport.

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