This statistic displays the share of children who participated in music activities in the last year in England, according to annual surveys conducted between 2008/09 and 2019/20. According to the most recent survey, of 5-10 year olds around 35 percent participate in music activities and over 56 percent of the older group (11-15 year olds). That is a significant decrease compared to the beginning of the period when the percentages per age group were 50 and 70, respectively.
Share of children who participated in music activities in the last year in England from 2008/09 to 2019/20, by age
* Base for 2019/20: 5-10 year olds = 834; 11-15 year olds = 620; 2018/19: 5-10 year olds = 999; 11-15 year olds = 645 2017/18: 5-10 years = 909; 11-15 year olds = 671. 2016/17: 5-10 year olds: n= 967; 11-15 year olds: n= 638. 2015/16: 5-10 year olds: n= 1096; 11-15 year olds: n= 684 2014/15: 5-10 year olds: n= 1,104; 10-15 year olds: n= 721. 2013/14: 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.
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (September 16, 2020). Share of children who participated in music activities in the last year in England from 2008/09 to 2019/20, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/421003/children-music-activities-participation-england-uk-by-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of children who participated in music activities in the last year in England from 2008/09 to 2019/20, by age." Chart. September 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421003/children-music-activities-participation-england-uk-by-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2020). Share of children who participated in music activities in the last year in England from 2008/09 to 2019/20, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421003/children-music-activities-participation-england-uk-by-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Children Who Participated in Music Activities in The Last Year in England from 2008/09 to 2019/20, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421003/children-music-activities-participation-england-uk-by-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of children who participated in music activities in the last year in England from 2008/09 to 2019/20, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421003/children-music-activities-participation-england-uk-by-age/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of children who participated in music activities in the last year in England from 2008/09 to 2019/20, by age [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), September 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/421003/children-music-activities-participation-england-uk-by-age/