Research and analysis
G6c: Percentage of children in England reporting that looking after the environment is important to them, survey years 2021 to 2025
Updated 13 May 2026
| year | response | percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5. Very important | 45.39 |
| 2022 | 5. Very important | 52.27 |
| 2023 | 5. Very important | 53.5 |
| 2024 | 5. Very important | 51.57 |
| 2025 | 5. Very important | 51.14 |
| 2021 | 4 | 34.14 |
| 2022 | 4 | 31.01 |
| 2023 | 4 | 30.67 |
| 2024 | 4 | 31.72 |
| 2025 | 4 | 33.78 |
| 2021 | 3 | 14.76 |
| 2022 | 3 | 11.98 |
| 2023 | 3 | 12.39 |
| 2024 | 3 | 13.4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 11.92 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1.67 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1.54 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1.48 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1.18 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1.08 |
| 2021 | 1. Not at all important | 0.85 |
| 2022 | 1. Not at all important | 0.56 |
| 2023 | 1. Not at all important | 0.46 |
| 2024 | 1. Not at all important | 0.56 |
| 2025 | 1. Not at all important | 0.58 |
| 2021 | Don't know and prefer not to say | 3.19 |
| 2022 | Don't know and prefer not to say | 2.64 |
| 2023 | Don't know and prefer not to say | 1.5 |
| 2024 | Don't know and prefer not to say | 1.58 |
| 2025 | Don't know and prefer not to say | 1.49 |