| Characteristic | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| 1980-82 | 12.96 | 16.91 |
| 1981-83 | 13.05 | 17 |
| 1982-84 | 13.17 | 17.14 |
| 1983-85 | 13.24 | 17.2 |
| 1984-86 | 13.33 | 17.27 |
| 1985-87 | 13.44 | 17.35 |
| 1986-88 | 13.63 | 17.52 |
| 1987-89 | 13.76 | 17.59 |
| 1988-90 | 13.87 | 17.67 |
| 1989-91 | 13.98 | 17.74 |
| 1990-92 | 14.14 | 17.9 |
| 1991-93 | 14.21 | 17.89 |
| 1992-94 | 14.39 | 18.04 |
| 1993-95 | 14.48 | 18.08 |
| 1994-96 | 14.68 | 18.22 |
| 1995-97 | 14.8 | 18.25 |
| 1996-98 | 15 | 18.37 |
| 1997-99 | 15.19 | 18.47 |
| 1998-00 | 15.41 | 18.65 |
| 1999-01 | 15.66 | 18.83 |
| 2000-02 | 15.92 | 19.01 |
| 2001-03 | 16.1 | 19.08 |
| 2002-04 | 16.32 | 19.24 |
| 2003-05 | 16.58 | 19.42 |
| 2004-06 | 16.89 | 19.7 |
| 2005-07 | 17.12 | 19.86 |
| 2006-08 | 17.31 | 19.99 |
| 2007-09 | 17.53 | 20.19 |
| 2008-10 | 17.75 | 20.38 |
| 2009-11 | 18.02 | 20.65 |
| 2010-12 | 18.18 | 20.72 |
| 2011-13 | 18.29 | 20.78 |
| 2012-14 | 18.39 | 20.85 |
| 2013-15 | 18.42 | 20.84 |
| 2014-16 | 18.49 | 20.9 |
| 2015-17 | 18.49 | 20.86 |
| 2016-18 | 18.57 | 20.94 |
| 2017-19 | 18.67 | 21.05 |
| 2018-20 | 18.43 | 20.88 |
| 2019-21 | 18.33 | 20.84 |
| 2020-22 | 18.25 | 20.76 |
| 2021-23 | 18.51 | 20.96 |
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March 2025
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United Kingdom
Survey time period
1980 to 2023
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This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the .
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