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

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

The data describes the share of children who had participated in theatre and drama activities in the last year in England, according to annual surveys conducted between 2008/09 and 2016/17. Of children surveyed between April 2016 and March 2017, approx. 64% of those aged 11 to 15 had taken part in theatre and drama activities in the last 12 months.

2008/09 47.1 69.4
2009/10 49.1 69.5
2010/11 43.7 67.2
2011/12 34.8 73.9
2012/13 32.7 69.7
2013/14 32.1 71.5
2014/15 32.3 68.8
2015/16 31.1 65
2016/17 27.5 63.5