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Children's participation in dance activities in England 2008-2017, by age

Share of children who participated in dance activities in the last year in England from 2008/09 to 2016/17, by age

The data describes the share of children who participated in dance activities in the last year in England, according to annual surveys conducted between 2008 and 2017. Over the period, the number of children taking part in dance activities has been slowly declining. The share of 11-15 year olds participating in 2016/17 was measured at 37.5 percent, down from 53% in 2009/10.

2008/09 43.1 51.9
2009/10 45.1 52.6
2010/11 42.2 45.4
2011/12 30 45.2
2012/13 29.3 43.3
2013/14 30.4 37.6
2014/15 27.4 36
2015/16 26.9 35.9
2016/17 29.4 37.5