This statistic displays the proportion of school children who had taken drugs in the last month in England, from surveys conducted between 2001 and 2023. In the year 2023, five percent of both boys and girls aged 11 to 15 years had taken drugs in the month before being surveyed.
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NHS Digital. (October 17, 2024). Proportion of school children who took drugs in the last month in England from 2001 to 2023, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/370625/school-children-who-took-drugs-in-last-month-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Proportion of school children who took drugs in the last month in England from 2001 to 2023, by gender." Chart. October 17, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/370625/school-children-who-took-drugs-in-last-month-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2024). Proportion of school children who took drugs in the last month in England from 2001 to 2023, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/370625/school-children-who-took-drugs-in-last-month-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Proportion of School Children Who Took Drugs in The Last Month in England from 2001 to 2023, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 17 Oct 2024, /statistics/370625/school-children-who-took-drugs-in-last-month-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital, Proportion of school children who took drugs in the last month in England from 2001 to 2023, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/370625/school-children-who-took-drugs-in-last-month-by-gender-in-england/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Proportion of school children who took drugs in the last month in England from 2001 to 2023, by gender [Graph], NHS Digital, October 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/370625/school-children-who-took-drugs-in-last-month-by-gender-in-england/