In the 2022/23 academic year, there were 136,313 pupils attending nursery schools in the United Kingdom, compared with 136,045 in the previous academic year.
Number of pupils attending nursery schools in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s)
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UK Department for Education. (November 9, 2023). Number of pupils attending nursery schools in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, 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 2022/23 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/385447/nursery-school-students-in-the-uk-2020/
UK Department for Education. (2023). Number of pupils attending nursery schools in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. 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 2022/23 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 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 2022/23 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/385447/nursery-school-students-in-the-uk-2020/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Number of pupils attending nursery schools in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s) [Graph], UK Department for Education, November 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/385447/nursery-school-students-in-the-uk-2020/