This statistic displays the proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England, from 2003 to 2023, by gender. In 2023, 2.4 percent of school children aged from 11 to 15 years old took drugs at least once a month, this was down from three percent in 2018.
Proportion of school children (aged 11-15) who took drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2023
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NHS Digital. (October 17, 2024). Proportion of school children (aged 11-15) who took drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/370961/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-gender-in-england/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
NHS Digital. "Proportion of school children (aged 11-15) who took drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2023." Chart. October 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/370961/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-gender-in-england/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
NHS Digital. (2024). Proportion of school children (aged 11-15) who took drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/370961/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-gender-in-england/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
NHS Digital. "Proportion of School Children (Aged 11-15) Who Took Drugs at Least Once a Month in England from 2003 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/370961/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-gender-in-england/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
NHS Digital, Proportion of school children (aged 11-15) who took drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/370961/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-gender-in-england/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 13, 2025)
Proportion of school children (aged 11-15) who took drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2023 [Graph], NHS Digital, October 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/370961/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-gender-in-england/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed