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What open data reveals about the gender gap in school sport.
Five seasons of participation, sports provision that changes with age and pupils’ own responses. An interactive report exploring a specific question: do girls and boys have the same opportunities to keep playing sport?
2025 analysis
What you can explore
- How participation changed for girls and boys across five seasons between 2018 and 2024.
- Differences between sports, including examples close to gender parity.
- The 2024-2025 competitive offer by age group and findings from the 2022-2023 school survey.
- The sources and methodological notes used in the report.
From a dataset to a story readers can examine
The work combines analysis of datasets published by Open Data Bizkaia with interactive visualisations and a journalistic narrative. The charts let readers compare seasons and sports while keeping the original question in view.
For LUKiN, this is a public example of making evidence understandable: explaining what is being compared, showing the differences and letting readers examine the analysis. It is not a claim of commercial impact or a change in sports policy.
About the 2025 analysis
The text and data from the 2025 work are retained, with publishing, accessibility and navigation adjustments. The charts include readable data tables and require no external account. No newer seasons have been added and the report should not be read as a picture of the current situation.
Consult the official school-sport data catalogue · Competition information
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