In the 2021/22 academic year, there were 136,045 pupils attending nursery schools in the United Kingdom, the fewest number during this provided time period, and around 1,495 fewer than in the previous academic year.
Number of pupils attending nursery schools in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2021/22 (in 1,000s)
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Statistics on Childcare in the UK
Demographics
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- Premium Statistic Population of young children in the UK 1971-2020
- Basic Statistic Percentage of young children in the total population of the UK 1971-2020
- Basic Statistic Population of young children in the UK 1971-2020, by single year of age
- Premium Statistic Population of young children in the UK 1971-2020, by gender
- Premium Statistic Population of young children in the UK 2020, by region
- Premium Statistic Percentage of young children in the total population of the UK 2020, by region
Childcare costs
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- Premium Statistic Weekly cost of childcare in Great Britain 2022
- Premium Statistic Weekly cost of part-time childcare in Great Britain 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Weekly cost of full-time childcare for under twos in Great Britain 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Weekly cost of part-time childcare at nurseries in Great Britain 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Weekly cost of full-time childcare at nurseries in Great Britain 2022, by region
Childcare Providers
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- Premium Statistic Number of childcare providers in England 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of childcare providers in England 2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of childcare places in England 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of childcare places offered in England 2022, by type of provider
- Premium Statistic Number of childcare providers in England 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of childcare places in England 2022, by region
- Basic Statistic Number of nursery schools in the UK 2010-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of pupils attending nursery in the UK 2015-2022
Workforce
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- Basic Statistic Pupil to teacher ratio at nursery schools in the UK 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of people working in childcare professions in the UK 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of people working in childcare professions in the UK 2021, by profession
- Premium Statistic Number of teaching assistants working in the UK 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of early education and childcare assistants working in the UK 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of educational support assistants working in the UK 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of childminders in the UK 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of playworkers in the UK 2010-2022
Further related statistics
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- Full-time nursery school teachers in Northern Ireland 2004-2019
- Cuba: number of pre-schools 2014-2019
- Per student expenditure on educational institutions in OECD countries 2019
- Expenditure on postsecondary education in OECD countries 2008, by country
- Nursery schools expenditure on school staff in England (UK) 2017/18 by source
- Budget devoted to tutoring classes in France 2014
- Scotland: standard grade statistics 2013, by gender
- Students in Scotland at higher Level by subject 2019
- Canadian recreational cannabis usage by education 2018
- Gaelic language learners in Scotland at Standard Grade
- Industry revenue of “nursery, garden center, and farm supply stores“ in New York 2012-2024
- Young population who has never been to school in Nigeria 2020, by zone
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- Per student expenditure on educational institutions in OECD countries 2019
- Expenditure on postsecondary education in OECD countries 2008, by country
- Nursery schools expenditure on school staff in England (UK) 2017/18 by source
- Budget devoted to tutoring classes in France 2014
- Scotland: standard grade statistics 2013, by gender
- Students in Scotland at higher Level by subject 2019
- Canadian recreational cannabis usage by education 2018
- Gaelic language learners in Scotland at Standard Grade
- Industry revenue of “nursery, garden center, and farm supply stores“ in New York 2012-2024
- Young population who has never been to school in Nigeria 2020, by zone
UK Department for Education. (November 17, 2022). Number of pupils attending nursery schools in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2021/22 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/385447/nursery-school-students-in-the-uk-2020/
UK Department for Education. "Number of pupils attending nursery schools in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2021/22 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/385447/nursery-school-students-in-the-uk-2020/
UK Department for Education. (2022). Number of pupils attending nursery schools in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2021/22 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/385447/nursery-school-students-in-the-uk-2020/
UK Department for Education. "Number of Pupils Attending Nursery Schools in The United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2021/22 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/385447/nursery-school-students-in-the-uk-2020/
UK Department for Education, Number of pupils attending nursery schools in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2021/22 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/385447/nursery-school-students-in-the-uk-2020/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Number of pupils attending nursery schools in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2021/22 (in 1,000s) [Graph], UK Department for Education, November 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/385447/nursery-school-students-in-the-uk-2020/