There were over 10.7 million pupils attending schools in the United Kingdom in 2022/23, compared with 10.6 million in the previous year and 9.65 million in 2010/11.
Number of pupils attending schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s)
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UK Department for Education. (November 9, 2023). Number of pupils attending schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/412219/school-students-in-the-uk/
UK Department for Education. "Number of pupils attending schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/412219/school-students-in-the-uk/
UK Department for Education. (2023). Number of pupils attending schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/412219/school-students-in-the-uk/
UK Department for Education. "Number of Pupils Attending Schools in The United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/412219/school-students-in-the-uk/
UK Department for Education, Number of pupils attending schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/412219/school-students-in-the-uk/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Number of pupils attending schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s) [Graph], UK Department for Education, November 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/412219/school-students-in-the-uk/