Research and analysis

G6c: Percentage of children in England reporting that looking after the environment is important to them, survey years 2021 to 2024

Updated 1 December 2025
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year response percentage
2021 5. Very important 45.4
2022 5. Very important 52.22
2023 5. Very important 53.47
2024 5. Very important 51.41
2021 4 34.14
2022 4 31.01
2023 4 30.46
2024 4 31.67
2021 3 14.73
2022 3 12.04
2023 3 12.67
2024 3 13.57
2021 2 1.67
2022 2 1.54
2023 2 1.47
2024 2 1.19
2021 1. Not at all important 0.85
2022 1. Not at all important 0.57
2023 1. Not at all important 0.52
2024 1. Not at all important 0.57
2021 Don't know and prefer not to say 3.2
2022 Don't know and prefer not to say 2.64
2023 Don't know and prefer not to say 1.42
2024 Don't know and prefer not to say 1.59