This statistic presents the share of children who participated in track and field athletics in the last week in England, as of annual surveys conducted between 2018 and 2021. In the 2017/18 academic year, around 3.4 percent of children aged between 5 and 16 had participated in some form of athletics in the week prior to the survey. This figure decreased to approximately 2.1 percent by the 2020/21 academic year.
Share of children participating in athletics, track and field events, running races or jumping in the last week in England from 2018 to 2021
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (December 9, 2021). Share of children participating in athletics, track and field events, running races or jumping in the last week in England from 2018 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/421134/athletics-childrens-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of children participating in athletics, track and field events, running races or jumping in the last week in England from 2018 to 2021." Chart. December 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/421134/athletics-childrens-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2021). Share of children participating in athletics, track and field events, running races or jumping in the last week in England from 2018 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/421134/athletics-childrens-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Children Participating in Athletics, Track and Field Events, Running Races or Jumping in The Last Week in England from 2018 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2021, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/421134/athletics-childrens-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of children participating in athletics, track and field events, running races or jumping in the last week in England from 2018 to 2021 Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/421134/athletics-childrens-sport-involvment-england-uk/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Share of children participating in athletics, track and field events, running races or jumping in the last week in England from 2018 to 2021 [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), December 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/421134/athletics-childrens-sport-involvment-england-uk/