Share of school children who have ever had alcohol in England 2023

This statistic displays the proportion of school children who have ever had an alcoholic drink in England from 2003 to 2023, by gender. In the year 2023, 36 percent of boys and 38 percent of girls aged between 11 and 15 years old had consumed an alcoholic drink.

Proportion of children who have ever had an alcoholic drink in England from 2003 to 2023**, by gender

Characteristic	Boys	Girls	Another gender identity***
2003	62%	61%	-
2004	59%	59%	-
2005	57%	60%	-
2006	56%	55%	-
2007	54%	54%	-
2008	53%	52%	-
2009	53%	50%	-
2010	46%	45%	-
2011	46%	44%	-
2012	44%	42%	-
2013	39%	39%	-
2014	37%	39%	-
2016	43%	46%	-
2018	43%	43%	-
2021	39%	42%	-
2023	36%	38%	46%

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Release date

October 2024

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2003 to 2023

Number of respondents

12,336*

Age group

11-15 years

Special properties

Pupils

Method of interview

Questionnaire and personal interview

Supplementary notes

* Unweighted base 2023: Boys n = 6,030; Girls n = 6,306
Unweighted bases: 2003 n = 10,319; 2004 n = 9,616; 2005 n = 9,107; 2006 n = 8,104; 2007 n = 7,762; 2008 n = 7,719; 2009 n = 7,618; 2010 n = 7,204; 2011 n = 6,461, 2012 n = 7,478; 2013 n = 5,111; 2014 n =6,084; 2016n =11,819, 2018n = 13,418; 2021n=9097

** No survey in 2015 was organized. Data from 2016 is not comparable with previous years due to a change in the wording of the question pupils were asked

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

This statistic using original data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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