A record number of school buildings across Scotland are in a good or satisfactory condition, Holyrood has reported.
The proportion of schools reported as being in this category has reached 90.4%, according to the Schools Estate Statistics 2022. This is 29 percentage points higher than in April 2007 (61.1%).
The number of pupils educated in good or satisfactory condition schools has also reached 91.7%, an increase of 30.9% since April 2007.
Education secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said: ‘Our long term commitment to education, in partnership with local government, is clear through our £2bn Learning Estate Investment Programme, which will benefit 50,000 learners across Scotland.
‘These latest statistics illustrate how our investment is making a real difference to thousands of children and young people, with a record 281,070 children now being educated in good condition schools.’
