This statistic displays the proportion of school children (aged 11 to 15) who take drugs at least once a month in England, from 2003 to 2023, by whether they ever truanted or were excluded from school. In the year 2023, eight percent of school children who reported drugs had either truanted or were excluded.
Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2023, by whether ever truanted or excluded
* Weighted bases: n (2003)=10,033, n (2004)=9,497, n (2005)=8,784, n (2006)=7,949, n (2007)=7,514, n (2008)=7,598, n (2009)=7,396, n (2010)=7,153, n (2011)=6,120, n (2012)=7,377, n (2013)=4,845, n (2014)=6,020 , n(2016)= 11,348 , n (2018) = 12,105, n(2021)=8,626, n(2023)=11,550.
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NHS Digital. (October 17, 2024). Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2023, by whether ever truanted or excluded [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/370980/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-truanted-or-excluded-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2023, by whether ever truanted or excluded." Chart. October 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/370980/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-truanted-or-excluded-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2024). Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2023, by whether ever truanted or excluded. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/370980/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-truanted-or-excluded-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Proportion of School Children Who Take Drugs at Least Once a Month in England from 2003 to 2023, by Whether Ever Truanted or Excluded." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/370980/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-truanted-or-excluded-in-england/
NHS Digital, Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2023, by whether ever truanted or excluded Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/370980/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-truanted-or-excluded-in-england/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2023, by whether ever truanted or excluded [Graph], NHS Digital, October 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/370980/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-truanted-or-excluded-in-england/
