According to a survey conducted in 2019/20, reading and writing were the most common arts activities for younger children as well as older children. Film and video activities ranked highly among 11 to 15 year olds, with nearly 79 percent saying they had engaged in this art form in the last year.
Share of children aged 11 to 15 who engaged with the arts in the last 12 months in England in 2019/20, by activity
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Reading and writing activities
82.6%
Film or video activities
78.8%
Arts and crafts activities
67.3%
Music activities
56.4%
Theatre and drama activities
53.5%
Taken part in or been to street arts, circus, festival or carnival events
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (September 16, 2020). Share of children aged 11 to 15 who engaged with the arts in the last 12 months in England in 2019/20, by activity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/421023/childrens-11-15-arts-engagement-england-uk-by-activity/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of children aged 11 to 15 who engaged with the arts in the last 12 months in England in 2019/20, by activity." Chart. September 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421023/childrens-11-15-arts-engagement-england-uk-by-activity/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2020). Share of children aged 11 to 15 who engaged with the arts in the last 12 months in England in 2019/20, by activity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421023/childrens-11-15-arts-engagement-england-uk-by-activity/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Children Aged 11 to 15 Who Engaged with The Arts in The Last 12 Months in England in 2019/20, by Activity." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421023/childrens-11-15-arts-engagement-england-uk-by-activity/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of children aged 11 to 15 who engaged with the arts in the last 12 months in England in 2019/20, by activity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421023/childrens-11-15-arts-engagement-england-uk-by-activity/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of children aged 11 to 15 who engaged with the arts in the last 12 months in England in 2019/20, by activity [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), September 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/421023/childrens-11-15-arts-engagement-england-uk-by-activity/