This statistic displays the frequency that school children consume alcohol in England in 2023, by age. In this period, ten percent of 15-year-old school children drink alcohol about once a fortnight, while 23 percent of pupils in the same age group say they drink alcohol only a few times in a year.
Distribution of the frequency that school children consume alcohol in England in 2023, by age
Characteristic
Almost every day
About twice a week
About once a week
About once a fortnight
About once a month
Only a few times a year
Doesn't drink*
11 years
1%
0%
0%
1%
1%
7%
90%
12 years
0%
0%
1%
1%
2%
11%
85%
13 years
0%
1%
2%
3%
5%
16%
73%
14 years
0%
2%
3%
5%
7%
22%
61%
15 years
1%
4%
6%
10%
12%
23%
43%
0%25%50%75%100%125%
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (October 17, 2024). Distribution of the frequency that school children consume alcohol in England in 2023, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/371624/frequency-of-drinking-alcohol-by-age-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Distribution of the frequency that school children consume alcohol in England in 2023, by age." Chart. October 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/371624/frequency-of-drinking-alcohol-by-age-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. (2024). Distribution of the frequency that school children consume alcohol in England in 2023, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/371624/frequency-of-drinking-alcohol-by-age-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Distribution of The Frequency That School Children Consume Alcohol in England in 2023, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/371624/frequency-of-drinking-alcohol-by-age-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre, Distribution of the frequency that school children consume alcohol in England in 2023, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/371624/frequency-of-drinking-alcohol-by-age-in-england/ (last visited May 04, 2025)
Distribution of the frequency that school children consume alcohol in England in 2023, by age [Graph], Health and Social Care Information Centre, October 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/371624/frequency-of-drinking-alcohol-by-age-in-england/
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