Children taking drugs by truancy or exclusion 2003-2021

This statistic displays the proportion of school children (aged 11 to 15) who take drugs at least once a month in England, from 2003 to 2021, by whether they ever truanted or were excluded from school. In the year 2021, eight percent of school children who reported drugs had either truanted or were excluded.

Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2021, by whether ever truanted or excluded

Characteristic	Truanted or excluded	Never truanted or excluded
2003	21%	3%
2004	17%	2%
2005	18%	2%
2006	11%	1%
2007	14%	2%
2008	11%	1%
2009	14%	1%
2010	8%	1%
2011	12%	1%
2012	10%	1%
2013	10%	1%
2014	6%	1%
2016	9%	1%
2018	9%	1%
2021	8%	1%

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Release date

September 2022

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2003 to 2021

Number of respondents

8,626 respondents

Age group

11-15 years

Method of interview

Questionnaire and personal interview

Supplementary notes

* Weighted bases: n (2003)=10,033, n (2004)=9,497, n (2005)=8,784, n (2006)=7,949, n (2007)=7,514, n (2008)=7,598, n (2009)=7,396, n (2010)=7,153, n (2011)=6,120, n (2012)=7,377, n (2013)=4,845, n (2014)=6,020 , n(2016)= 11,348 , n (2018) = 12,105

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