Age of children in care in England 2018

Published by D. Clark, Aug 8, 2024
This statistic shows the age group distribution of children in care in England in 2018. 39 percent of such children were aged 10 to 15, while 13 percent were between the ages of 1 to 4 years. Five percent of children in care were under the age of 1.

Age distribution of looked after children in England as of March 31, 2018*

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Release date

November 2018

Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

March 31, 2018

Age group

18 years and under

Supplementary notes

*'Looked after children' include foster placements, children placed for adoption, placements with parents, other placements in the community, secure units, children's homes and hostels and other residential settings including residential schools.
Age at 31 March 2018.
Percentages not equal to 100 may be due to rounding.
This statistic is using original data from the Department for Education and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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