Children's sports participation rate in England 2017-2023
In 2022-/23, around 91.4 percent of children in England participated in a sport. This represented a slight decrease from the previous year's participation rate of 91.6 percent.
Share of children participating in sport in England from 2017-18 to 2022-23
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Sport England. (December 7, 2023). Share of children participating in sport in England from 2017-18 to 2022-23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/421116/childrens-sports-involvment-england-uk/
Sport England. "Share of children participating in sport in England from 2017-18 to 2022-23." Chart. December 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421116/childrens-sports-involvment-england-uk/
Sport England. (2023). Share of children participating in sport in England from 2017-18 to 2022-23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421116/childrens-sports-involvment-england-uk/
Sport England. "Share of Children Participating in Sport in England from 2017-18 to 2022-23." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421116/childrens-sports-involvment-england-uk/
Sport England, Share of children participating in sport in England from 2017-18 to 2022-23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421116/childrens-sports-involvment-england-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of children participating in sport in England from 2017-18 to 2022-23 [Graph], Sport England, December 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/421116/childrens-sports-involvment-england-uk/