Reading and writing activities were the most popular arts activity for children aged 11 to 15 in England. The majority of children also participated in film and video activities, with 80.4 percent of girls and 77.1 percent of boys surveyed saying they had taken part in such activities in the last year in 2019/20. Children aged 5 to 10 also had a high participation rate for film and arts activities.
Share of children aged 11 to 15 participating in the arts in England in 2019/20, by activity and gender
Characteristic
Boys
Girls
Reading and writing activities
78.4%
86.9%
Film or video activities
77.1%
80.4%
Arts and crafts activities
57.3%
77.4%
Music activities
48.1%
64.8%
Theatre and drama activities
44.7%
62.3%
Any computer activities*
35.5%
29.4%
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 11 to 15 participating in the arts in England in 2019/20, by activity and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/421033/childrens-11-15-arts-engagement-england-uk-by-gender/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of children aged 11 to 15 participating in the arts in England in 2019/20, by activity and gender." Chart. September 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421033/childrens-11-15-arts-engagement-england-uk-by-gender/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2020). Share of children aged 11 to 15 participating in the arts in England in 2019/20, by activity and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421033/childrens-11-15-arts-engagement-england-uk-by-gender/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Children Aged 11 to 15 Participating in The Arts in England in 2019/20, by Activity and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421033/childrens-11-15-arts-engagement-england-uk-by-gender/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of children aged 11 to 15 participating in the arts in England in 2019/20, by activity and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421033/childrens-11-15-arts-engagement-england-uk-by-gender/ (last visited October 05, 2024)
Share of children aged 11 to 15 participating in the arts in England in 2019/20, by activity and gender [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), September 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/421033/childrens-11-15-arts-engagement-england-uk-by-gender/