In 2021/22, around 38.5 percent of children in England participated in football, representing an increase on the previous academic year. Meanwhile, only 5.3 percent of children took part in
Share of children participating in football in England from 2017/18 to 2021/22
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (December 8, 2022). Share of children participating in football in England from 2017/18 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/421058/football-sport-involvment-children-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of children participating in football in England from 2017/18 to 2021/22." Chart. December 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421058/football-sport-involvment-children-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2022). Share of children participating in football in England from 2017/18 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421058/football-sport-involvment-children-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Children Participating in Football in England from 2017/18 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421058/football-sport-involvment-children-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of children participating in football in England from 2017/18 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421058/football-sport-involvment-children-england-uk/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Share of children participating in football in England from 2017/18 to 2021/22 [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), December 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/421058/football-sport-involvment-children-england-uk/