This statistic presents the share of children participating in any sport in the last 4 weeks in England in 2017/18, by gender and age, as of annual surveys conducted in 2017/18. During the observation period, approximately 87 percent of boys between the age of five and ten participated actively in any sport for minimum of 30 minutes in the four weeks prior to the survey. In comparison, approximately 79 percent of girls in the same age group participated in sport.
Share of children participating in any sport in the last 4 weeks in England in 2017/18, by gender and age
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (August 30, 2018). Share of children participating in any sport in the last 4 weeks in England in 2017/18, by gender and age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/996479/childrens-sports-involvment-england-uk-gender-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of children participating in any sport in the last 4 weeks in England in 2017/18, by gender and age." Chart. August 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/996479/childrens-sports-involvment-england-uk-gender-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2018). Share of children participating in any sport in the last 4 weeks in England in 2017/18, by gender and age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/996479/childrens-sports-involvment-england-uk-gender-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Children Participating in Any Sport in The Last 4 Weeks in England in 2017/18, by Gender and Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/996479/childrens-sports-involvment-england-uk-gender-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of children participating in any sport in the last 4 weeks in England in 2017/18, by gender and age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/996479/childrens-sports-involvment-england-uk-gender-age/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of children participating in any sport in the last 4 weeks in England in 2017/18, by gender and age [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), August 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/996479/childrens-sports-involvment-england-uk-gender-age/