Share of young black people witnessing racism in schools in the UK 2020

Published by D. Clark, Aug 9, 2024
In 2020, 95 percent of young black people have witnessed or heard racist language at school in the United Kingdom, with 31 percent of respondents advising they experience this all the time, and just 21 percent of respondents saying that this was a rare occurrence.

How often did/do you hear racist language or witness racism in school?

CharacteristicShare of respondents
All the time 31%
Regularly 14%
Sometimes 30%
Rarely 21%
Never 5%
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Release date

October 2020

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

September 15-23, 2020

Number of respondents

557 respondents

Age group

16-30 years

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