This statistic displays the number of occasions school children have ever taken drugs in England, in 2023, by gender. In this year, 3.2 percent of boys and 3.5 percent of girls reported they had taken drugs only once.
Number of occasions school children have ever taken drugs in England in 2023, by gender
Characteristic
Boys
Girls
Once
3.2%
3.5%
Two or more occasions
8.5%
7.8%
0%2%4%6%8%10%
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NHS Digital. (October 17, 2024). Number of occasions school children have ever taken drugs in England in 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/370876/frequency-of-drug-use-by-school-children-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Number of occasions school children have ever taken drugs in England in 2023, by gender." Chart. October 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/370876/frequency-of-drug-use-by-school-children-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2024). Number of occasions school children have ever taken drugs in England in 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/370876/frequency-of-drug-use-by-school-children-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Number of Occasions School Children Have Ever Taken Drugs in England in 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/370876/frequency-of-drug-use-by-school-children-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital, Number of occasions school children have ever taken drugs in England in 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/370876/frequency-of-drug-use-by-school-children-by-gender-in-england/ (last visited May 11, 2025)
Number of occasions school children have ever taken drugs in England in 2023, by gender [Graph], NHS Digital, October 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/370876/frequency-of-drug-use-by-school-children-by-gender-in-england/
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