Participation of children aged 5 to 10 in arts activities in England is relatively high. Reading and writing are among the most popular activities among this age group, with around 81 percent of survey respondents in 2019/20 having engaged with the arts in this way in the previous year. Arts and crafts activities also ranked highly.
Share of children aged 5-10 who engaged with the arts in the last 12 months in England in 2019/20, by activity*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Reading and writing activities
81.1%
Arts and crafts activities
70.2%
Film or video activities
68.6%
Taken part in or been to street arts, circus, festival or carnival events
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (September 16, 2020). Share of children aged 5-10 who engaged with the arts in the last 12 months in England in 2019/20, by activity* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/421019/childrens-5-10-arts-engagement-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of children aged 5-10 who engaged with the arts in the last 12 months in England in 2019/20, by activity*." Chart. September 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421019/childrens-5-10-arts-engagement-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2020). Share of children aged 5-10 who engaged with the arts in the last 12 months in England in 2019/20, by activity*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421019/childrens-5-10-arts-engagement-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Children Aged 5-10 Who Engaged with The Arts in The Last 12 Months in England in 2019/20, by Activity*." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421019/childrens-5-10-arts-engagement-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of children aged 5-10 who engaged with the arts in the last 12 months in England in 2019/20, by activity* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421019/childrens-5-10-arts-engagement-england-uk/ (last visited October 15, 2024)
Share of children aged 5-10 who engaged with the arts in the last 12 months in England in 2019/20, by activity* [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), September 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/421019/childrens-5-10-arts-engagement-england-uk/