This statistic presents the share of children who had visited a museum in the last year in England, according to annual surveys conducted between 2008/2009 and 2019/2020. Over this period, the proportion of children visiting museums remained fairly constant. In 2019/2020, around 58.6 percent of children had visited a museum.
Share of children who visited a museum in the last year in England from financial year 2008 to 2020
*Base for 2019/20: 5-10 years = 834; 11-15 year olds = 620; 2018/19: 5-10 years = 999; 11-15 year olds = 645; 2017/18: 5-10 years = 909; 11-15 year olds = 671. 2016/17: 5-10 year olds: n= 967; 11-15 year olds: n= 638. 2015/16: 5-10 year olds: n= 1096; 11-15 year olds: n= 684 2014/15: 5-10 year olds: n= 1,104; 10-15 year olds: n= 721. 2013/14: 5-10 year olds: n= 1233; 10-15 year olds n=786. 2012/13: 5-10 year olds: n= 1136; 10-15 year olds n=801. 2011/12: 5-10 year olds: n= 1040; 10-15 year olds n=771. 2010/11: 5-10 year olds: n= 1590; 10-15 year olds n=1116. 2009/10: 5-10 year olds: n= 1809; 10-15 year olds n=1350. 2008/09: 5-10 year olds: n= 1476; 10-15 year olds n=1146.
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (September 16, 2020). Share of children who visited a museum in the last year in England from financial year 2008 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/421051/children-visiting-museums-england-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of children who visited a museum in the last year in England from financial year 2008 to 2020." Chart. September 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421051/children-visiting-museums-england-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2020). Share of children who visited a museum in the last year in England from financial year 2008 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421051/children-visiting-museums-england-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Children Who Visited a Museum in The Last Year in England from Financial Year 2008 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421051/children-visiting-museums-england-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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