Section: 2018 Cultural Consumption Barometer

The relationship between culture and education

Section: 2018 Cultural Consumption Barometer

The relationship between culture and education

Update date: November 2019

Respondents’ perception on the role of educational and cultural institutions, depending on residence area

% of respondents that Agreed

  • Rural
  • Urban
  • 70%
  • 70%

Schools and high schools must get more involved in organising and promoting cultural activities

  • 66%
  • 63%

Young people’s participation in cultural activities is as important as their participation in school classes

  • 29%
  • 42%

The cultural institutions in my locality (e.g. theatres, museums etc.) organise sufficient projects addressed to the wide public

  • 22%
  • 27%

The cultural events in my locality are addressed more to the specialised public than to the wide public

  • 70%
  • 71%

Cultural and educational institutions must collaborate more frequently in organising cultural events

People’s participation in creational and creative activities

In the last 12 months, have you performed these activities, either by yourself or within a group or a course? Yes No Total
Playing a musical instrument 7% 93% 100%
Singing 20% 80% 100%
Acting on stage or in a movie 4% 96% 100%
Dancing 35% 65% 100%
Writing a poem, an essay, a novel etc. 7% 93% 100%
Taking photos or making a film 30% 70% 100%
Artistic activities, such as sculpture, painting, drawing or handicrafts 10% 90% 100%
Creative activities on computer, such as design for a site, blog / vlog etc. 7% 93% 100%

Main environments wherein people got in contact with creative and artistic activities, during childhood or later

Have you ever participated (either during childhood or later) in the following extra-curricular artistic activities (outside mandatory school classes)? Yes, via private courses (example: tutoring, within the family etc.) Yes, within a cultural institution (People’s Art School, culture house, NGO etc.) Yes, in school / high school, outside mandatory classes No Total
1. Music courses (musical instruments, canto etc.) 4% 5% 16% 75% 100%
2. Dance or ballet courses 3% 4% 10% 83% 100%
3. Theatre courses 1% 2% 6% 91% 100%
4. Photo / filmmaking courses 4% 5% 16% 75% 100%
5. Drawing, painting, sculpture or handicraft courses 1% 2% 10% 87% 100%
6. Literary creation courses 1% 1% 7% 91% 100%

Respondents’ perception on the importance of educational institutions’ involvement in cultural events

The map represents the distribution of percentages for the option „agree” to the question „Do you agree with the statement: Schools and high schools must get more involved in organising and promoting cultural activities”?

70% 80% 79% 64% 72% 66% 45% 73%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Respondents’ perception on the importance of youngsters’ participation in cultural activities in relation to school classes

Data processing: The map represents the distribution of percentages for the option „agree” to the question „Do you agree with the statement: Young people’s participation in cultural activities is as important as their participation in school classes”?

69% 65% 82% 57% 65% 58% 39% 71%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Respondents’ perception on the sufficient number of cultural events addressed to the wide public

Data processing: The map represents the distribution of percentages for the option „agree” to the question „Do you agree with the statement: The cultural institutions in my locality (e.g. theatres, museums etc.) organise sufficient events addressed to the wide public”?

39% 50% 28% 44% 26% 30% 31% 51%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Respondents’ perception on the target public of the cultural events

Data processing: The map represents the distribution of percentages for the option „agree” to the question „Do you agree with the statement: The cultural events in my locality address the specialised public more than the wide public”?

17% 24% 29% 37% 26% 17% 24% 29%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%