School children who took drugs in last month in England 2001-2023, by gender

Published by
Conor Stewart,
Nov 22, 2024

This statistic displays the proportion of school children who had taken drugs in the last month in England, from surveys conducted between 2001 and 2023. In the year 2023, five percent of both boys and girls aged 11 to 15 years had taken drugs in the month before being surveyed.

Proportion of school children who took drugs in the last month in England from 2001 to 2023, by gender

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Release date

October 2024

Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2001 to 2023

Number of respondents

11,700***

Age group

11-15 years

Method of interview

Questionnaire and personal interview

Supplementary notes

*Data for 'Another gender identity' not available before 2023. 

** Psychoactive substances were included from 2016 onwards. This means data before this point is not directly comparable to years previous.

*** Weighted bases: n(boys)=5,855; n(girls)=5,839; n(another gender identity)=296. .


There was no survey for 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022.

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