Childrens' arts engagement in England 2020

Between 2008/09 and 2019/2020, the share of children who engaged in the arts in the last year in England remained fairly stable, with almost all children participating at least once in the year prior to being surveyed. Arts engagement refers to attending and/or participating in the arts sector, such as playing a musical instrument or taking part in arts and crafts activities. In 2019/20, 95.8 percent of the children in the 5-10 age group had participated at least once.

Share of children who engaged in the arts in the last year in England from 2008/09 to 2019/20, by age

Characteristic	5-10 years	11-15 years
2019/20	95.8%	95.6%
2018/19	95.7%	96.8%
2017/18	95.9%	96.4%
2016/17	96.9%	98.1%
2015/16	97.8%	99.1%
2014/15	98.1%	98.1%
2013/14	98.9%	99.4%
2012/13	98.4%	99.8%
2011/12	98.6%	99.8%
2010/11	98.2%	99%
2009/10	97.2%	99.1%
2008/09	97.2%	98.8%

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Release date

September 2020

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2008/09 to 2019/20*

Number of respondents

1,454*

Age group

5-15 years

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

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2019/20 survey: 5-10 year olds: n= 834; 10-15 year olds: n=620; 2018/19 survey: 5-10 year olds: n= 999; 10-15 year olds: n=645; 2017/18 survey: 5-10 year olds: n= 909; 10-15 year olds: n=671;2016/17 survey: 5-10 year olds: n= 967; 10-15 year olds: n=638.
2015/16 survey conducted between April 2015 and March 2016: n= 1096 5-10 year olds, n=684 11-15 year olds.
2014/15 survey: 5-10 year olds: n= 1,104; 10-15 year olds: n=721.
2013/14 survey: 5-10 year olds: n= 1233; 10-15 year olds n=786.
2012/13: 5-10 year olds: n= 1136; 10-15 year olds n=801.
2011/12: 5-10 year olds: n= 1040; 10-15 year olds n=771.
2010/11: 5-10 year olds: n= 1590; 10-15 year olds n=1116.
2009/10: 5-10 year olds: n= 1809; 10-15 year olds n=1350.
2008/09: 5-10 year olds: n= 1476; 10-15 year olds n=1146.

** Survey periods run April to March.

The source provides the following additional information: 'Data for 5-10 year olds relates to out of school activities only. Data for 11-15 years olds relates to activities undertaken both in and out of school.'
This statistic using original data from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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