{"id":2991,"date":"2021-10-14T19:01:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T19:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/?p=2991"},"modified":"2024-02-06T17:50:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T17:50:06","slug":"homeschooling-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/homeschooling-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"23 Homeschooling Statistics You Need to Read in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are many reasons why you might decide to homeschool your children, and just as many benefits to that practice.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even as parents all over the world are screaming in frustration in 2020, the general <\/span><b>homeschooling statistics,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> those examining the practice during ordinary times, times that don\u2019t fall under the label of world crisis, paint a different picture.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The thing is:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whether it is out of dissatisfaction with the school system, concern about the school environment, religious reasons, desire for a non-conventional approach, or the specific needs of the child, parents turn to homeschool as an alternative to public or private schools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Would homeschooling work for you? Let\u2019s see what the statistics <a href=\"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark in Style<\/a> collected for you have to say.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Astonishing Homeschool Statistics (Editor\u2019s Choice)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are <\/span><b>2.5 million <\/b>homeschooled children<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;in <\/span><b>the United States<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Homeschooling is experiencing a steady <\/span><b>growth rate of 2% to 8% every year<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Homeschooling in <\/span><b>the UK <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">has <\/span><b>increased by 40% during<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;the last <\/span><b>three years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Homeschoolers score <\/span><b>15% to 30% higher<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on tests than public-school students.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Homeschooling <\/span><b>erases racial disparities <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in academic achievement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Homeschooled students perform <\/span><b>four grade levels above average<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Homeschooled children engage in<\/span><b> 5.2 activities <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">outside the home.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Global <\/b><b>Homeschooling Facts <\/b><b>and Stats<\/b><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>1. How many homeschoolers are there in the world?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(HSLDA, Wikipedia)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In contrast to <a href=\"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/what-is-formal-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">formal education<\/a>, homeschooling is a type of informal education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With homeschooling still illegal in many countries, the total number of homeschooled children in the world at the beginning of <strong>2020<\/strong> was still <\/span><b>under three million<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The countries with most homeschooled children are <\/span><b>the United States, <\/b><b>the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A number of countries have strictly regulated homeschooling programmes that work parallel to or as an extension of the existing school system. In contrast, others have banned it entirely and view the practice as undesirable.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>2. About how many children are homeschooled in the United States?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(NHERI)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The number of <\/span><b>homeschooled children in the United States in<\/b> <b>spring 2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was estimated at about <\/span><b>2.5 million<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With that number, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">homeschooling studies <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">show the United States is home to the majority of the world&#8217;s homeschoolers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">number of homeschoolers by state <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is directly influenced by each state\u2019s regulations and laws. So, you should check local regulations before embarking on the homeschooling journey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Homeschool statistics by state<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> show <\/span><b>California, North Carolina, and Texas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have the most homeschooling students, with over <\/span><b>100,000 pupils each<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The lower end of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>homeschooling statistics<\/strong> by state <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">scale shows the states of <\/span><b>Vermont, Wyoming, and Connecticut<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have the lowest number of homeschoolers &#8211; under <\/span><b>3000 students<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>3. With over 100,000 homeschooled students, the United Kingdom has the second-highest number of homeschoolers.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(BBC, NHERI, HSLDA Teachers To Your Home, IGI Global, ABC, HSLDA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>homeschooling statistics<\/strong> for<strong> 2017 <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as well as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>homeschooling statistics<\/strong> for <strong>2018<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <strong>homeschooling in <\/strong><\/span><b>the<\/b> <b>UK<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has increased by a whopping<\/span><b> 40%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong> between 2015 and 2018<\/strong>. Numbers range from <strong>75,000 to 130,000 for the 2019\/2020 period.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some <strong>2019\/2020<\/strong> estimates report the homeschooling numbers for <\/span><b>Canada<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> went well over <\/span><b>100,000 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">students even before the pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Australia <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">follows with an unclear situation. There might be up to up to <\/span><b>55,000<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> homeschooled children on average in the last ten years, and yet only<\/span><b> 21,437 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">students were properly registered in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A significant drop follows, and we find <\/span><b>New Zealand<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with <\/span><b>6000<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>South Africa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with <\/span><b>500<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">H<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">omeschooling data <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">shows <\/span><b>Germany, France, Taiwan, and Ireland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> all have from <\/span><b>400 to 600<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> students, while<\/span><b> the<\/b> <b>Netherlands, Kenya, Brazil, Ukraine, Switzerland, Poland, and Bulgaria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have <\/span><b>under 100<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> homeschooled children.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>4. Homeschooling is experiencing a steady growth rate of 2% to 8% every year.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(NHERI)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While this varies from year to year, some <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">statistics for homeschooling <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">report significant growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This rate is observed as much in countries just setting off on the homeschooling path, like <\/span><b>France, Hungary, Japan, Kenya, Russia, Mexico, South Korea, and Thailand<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, as well as those experienced in the field, such as <\/span><b>the UK, Australia, Canada, and the US<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>5. Nearly 5.7 million Americans have been homeschooled at some point during the course of their education.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(NHERI)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the text, one of the largest studies of homeschooled students found that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">more than <\/span><b>3.4 million adult Americans<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have been homeschooled for at least one year during their education, and this lasted <strong>six<\/strong><\/span><b> to eight years on average<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s more:<\/p>\n<p>[bctt tweet=&#8221;An estimated 5.7 million people in the US have been or are currently homeschooled.&#8221; via=&#8221;no&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>6. Homeschoolers score 15% to 30% higher than public-school students on standardized academic achievement tests.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(HSLDA, NHERI)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For those wondering <\/span><b>why homeschooling is better<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When observing the national average homeschooled students do more than well. In fact, their test scores are <\/span><b>up to 30% higher <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">than those of public school pupils.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This trend is constant for every subject and for every grade level of the ITBS and TAP batteries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And that\u2019s not all:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Homeschool vs public school stats <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">shows <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">homeschoolers <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">score <\/span><b>85% to 87%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, while their peers in public schools stand at <\/span><b>50%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>7. Homeschool statistics show that up to 24.5% of all homeschooled children have enrolled at least one if not more grades above their age level.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(HSLDA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">benefits of <strong>homeschooling statistics<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">point to is that it allows the students to advance at their own pace, which often results in moving faster than their age group. This should also be taken into consideration when comparing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">statistics of homeschooling vs public schooling.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This might be one of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">disadvantages of <strong>homeschooling statistics, <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">given that homeschooled children in certain grades are often a couple of years younger than their public school counterparts.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>8. Homeschooling academic statistics show the achievement gap for homeschoolers gets significantly wider by fifth grade.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(HSLDA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Is homeschooling more effective than public school?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Definitely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Studies on homeschooling<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> show that<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;students in the early years advance at a pace that puts them one grade higher than the rest of their peers in the conventional schooling system.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By the <\/span><b>fifth grade<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, that gap widens, resulting in up to <\/span><b>four years of difference by eighth grade<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. So, those students perform four grade levels above what\u2019s considered to be the national average.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Are homeschooled students smarter?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Not inherently, but the individual attention they receive and the learning conditions that allow for growth at one\u2019s own speed result in higher results and skill levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The latest <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">homeschooling stats<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tell us the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">highest academic achievement among homeschoolers is recorded in those students who have been homeschooled their whole life.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Key takeaway:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The benefits of homeschooling grow over time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>9. Homeschoolers\u2019 scores stayed between 80% and 90% regardless of their parents\u2019 education.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(HSLDA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Homeschooling research<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> h<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> shown that one thing that makes no difference when it comes to homeschooling is whether the student&#8217;s parents had graduated from college or had not finished high school.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is not the case for public schools, where children with parents of lower education score evidently lower than those of college graduates or higher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">stats on homeschooling show <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the homeschoolers scored around <\/span><b>85%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, regardless of the degree of state control and regulation that is imposed in their region. Those factors have no influence over their academic achievement.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Which begs the question:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Are those practices outdated and in fact redundant and stifling?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Next:<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>10. Boys score 87% on reading tests when homeschooled and only 43% in public schools, homeschooling statistics confirm.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(HSLDA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking at the statistics by gender, test results for homeschoolers reveal that, in general, boys do a bit better at maths, while girls lead in reading scores.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What\u2019s interesting is:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While maths scores follow the public school difference patterns, the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">homeschool vs public school test scores <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">when it comes to reading show homeschooled boys do much better. Also, their reading results do not fall behind girls\u2019 scores as much as is the case in public schools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2994\" src=\"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/annie-spratt-JexAuNCfefs-unsplash-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"homeschooling statistics\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\"><\/p>\n<h4><strong>11. Homeschooled children engage in 5.2 activities outside the home, homeschooling statistics reveal.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(NHERI)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the major issues the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">homeschooling pros and cons statistics<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are focused on is socialisation and the amount of time spent indoors.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here\u2019s the scoop:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Statistics on homeschooling <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">point out that <\/span><b>98%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of homeschoolers are involved in <\/span><b>more than two activities outside their home<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and the average number of activities they are engaged in is an impressive <\/span><b>5.2.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Research also reveals homeschoolers have higher levels of <\/span><b>community involvement and leadership skills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some of the important findings and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">research facts on homeschooling <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are that these children are <\/span><b>more tolerant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and participate in a wide variety of both social and educational activities outside the home, from sports to additional tutoring lessons and volunteer work.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>12. There is a 10% gap in test scores between white and non-white students in public schools, while for homeschooled children that gap is non-existent.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(HSLDA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">homeschool demographics <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">show <\/span><b>as much diversity as in public schools<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In fact:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Low and high-income families, conservatives and liberals, atheists and families of all religions, and members of all races homeschool their children.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is evident from the stats<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is that racial disparities are being erased, as homeschoolers perform equally across the board once they are out of the public school environments.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Which raises the question:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Is homeschooling better than public school?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">homeschooling vs public schooling statistics, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">it\u2019s clear there are significant advantages in homeschooling for minority groups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[bctt tweet=&#8221;When homeschooled, children score 85% on average on reading tests regardless of race.&nbsp;&#8221; via=&#8221;no&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>13. 66.7% of homeschooled children graduate from college.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(NHERI, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HSLDA, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">USNews)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What percentage of homeschooled students go to college?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The estimate is<\/span> <b>50% of homeschooled students go on to attend <a href=\"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/higher-education-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">college<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Clearly, many <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">negative <strong>homeschooling statistics<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">re a myth, as there is no difference between public school percentages and homeschooling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What\u2019s more:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>96% of colleges<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> report having at least <\/span><b>1 to 200 homeschooled students<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many are wondering <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are homeschooled students successful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Homeschooling vs public education statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> show the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">percentage of homeschooled students that go to college <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and graduate is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">higher than that of their public school peers. It stands at <\/span><b>66.7%,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> while <\/span><b>57.5%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of public school pupils finish college.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>14. An average of $600 per student is spent annually on homeschooling.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(HSLDA, Answers for Homeschooling, NHERI)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The amount of money saved on homeschooling both individually and nationwide is quite significant. Over <\/span><b>$27 billion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is spent per year for the number of students who are homeschooled.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since the amount of money paid from taxes for one publicly schooled student is <\/span><b>$11,732<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> per year, from a financial perspective there are plenty of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reasons for <strong>homeschooling statistics<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to be closely examined.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parents who homeschool finance their children\u2019s education on their own without relying on the state spend <\/span><b>$600<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on average every year according to <strong>2018<\/strong> stats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the interesting <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">homeschool facts<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is that the amount of money put in this type of education does not make a difference in test scores, especially not one as evident as with <a href=\"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/private-school-vs-public-school-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">public vs. private school<\/a> pupils.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3268\" src=\"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/jonathan-borba-Z1Oyw2snqn8-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\"><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>15. Homeschooling facts and stats show the benefits of homeschooling heavily outweigh the negatives.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(NHERI, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HSLDA, Penn State University)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is no empirical evidence gained through research that homeschooling has negative effects on students.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The rare and inconclusive <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">statistics against homeschooling<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> point out the issues of <strong>t<\/strong><\/span><b>ime management, motivation, increased workload on parents, the potential for lower success at discovering family abuse<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (should this occur), and <\/span><b>lack of immunisation.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That being said:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These are not the problems of the education sector but rather of the courts and the healthcare system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When looking into <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">why homeschooling is bad, statistics <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">show most drawbacks of homeschooling fall exclusively on parents.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The levels of stress, the amount of time needed, the lack of support systems and access to facilities such as gyms, lab equipment, and so forth are some of the downsides of homeschooling.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>COVID-19 and UK Homeschooling in 2021<\/b><\/h3>\n<h4><b>16. 90% of British parents homeschool at the beginning of 2021.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ONS<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Homeschooling statistics 2021<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> data collected in <\/span><b>January and February<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> shows that <\/span><b>nine in ten parents<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> had to homeschool their children due to the pandemic during this period.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>17. Women report considerably more homeschooling in 2021 than men.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ONS<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the beginning of <\/span><b>2021<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, around <\/span><b>52%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of men in the UK said they were personally homeschooling their children. With women, that percentage is <\/span><b>15%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> higher, as approximately <\/span><b>67%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of women report homeschooling in <\/span><b>January and February 2021<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>18. Half of parents say homeschooling had a negative impact on their wellbeing.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ONS<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Such a change represents a significant rise from <\/span><b>28% in April 2020<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which suggests the situation might have more to do with the overall psychological exhaustion of living through the pandemic year than homeschooling itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What\u2019s more:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Up to <\/span><b>63%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of parents said lockdown homeschooling is negatively affecting their children, too. According to <\/span><b>homeschooling statistics for 2020,<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in <\/span><b>April<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of that year, only <\/span><b>43%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> believed that was the case.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>19. In 2021, 14% fewer parents report children struggling to homeschool compared to 2020.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ONS<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In <\/span><b>May 2020<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>52%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of British parents reported their children were \u2018struggling to continue their education at home\u2019. According to <\/span><b>homeschooling statistics for the UK in 2021<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in <\/span><b>January, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the number dropped to <\/span><b>38%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yet, almost half of all children spent over <\/span><b>21 hours<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> learning provided materials, a drastic increase from <\/span><b>18% in May 2020.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the concerning <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">homeschooling uk facts<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is that up to <\/span><b>65%<\/b> <b>of students aged 16 to 18<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported being worried that lockdown homeschooling will harm their academic and life plans.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>20. Lack of motivation is the most common cause of homeschooling struggles for 75% of children in 2021.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ONS<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parents say there are a few key reasons British children struggle with homeschooling in <\/span><b>2021<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; those are lack of motivation, lack of time a parent has to support homeschooling, and access to the right resources.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here\u2019s what <\/span><b>homeschooling statistics for the UK<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> say:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>74%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of parents say their children have lost motivation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>49%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of parents say their time to support the learning is limited, an increase from <\/span><b>33%<\/b> <b>in May 2020.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>16%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> say lack of appropriate resources is the main issue, which represents a decrease from <\/span><b>25% in May 2020.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>21. 47% of employed parents report their job is negatively affected by homeschooling.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ONS<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many parents were suddenly faced with both working from home and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">home schooling during COVID<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. And when those two new realities collided, relationships and jobs started to suffer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The thing is:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Up to <\/span><b>53%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of respondents said homeschooling affected their relationships, a significant rise from <\/span><b>36% in April 2020<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last year, only <\/span><b>30%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of parents said homeschooling affected their job, while at the beginning of <\/span><b>2021<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, that number jumped by a massive <\/span><b>17%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>22. 69% of children in the UK had live online lessons in January 2021.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ONS<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In <\/span><b>May 2020, only 25%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of students had real-time lessons online, which shows schools started the year better prepared. Some<\/span><b> 22%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of parents report children using books their parents found, <\/span><b>11% less than in May 2020<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>23. Some local authorities in the UK report a 200% rise in home education registrations.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Schools Week<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to data from <\/span><b>October 2020<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, home education registrations have reached unexpected heights. Many parents are taking matters into their own hands, losing trust in the educational system\u2019s ability to prove it\u2019s safe and efficient.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, it should come as no surprise that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coronavirus home school<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> practice caused a massive rise in home education registrations from the same period in <\/span><b>2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here\u2019s the deal:<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Lincolnshire 212%&nbsp;<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Kent 180%&nbsp;<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Derbyshire 90%&nbsp;<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Hertfordshire 76%&nbsp;<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Hampshire 51%<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A recent pilot study by Ofsted, conducted in <\/span><b>130 schools<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, found that approximately <\/span><b>33%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of them had \u2018unusually high numbers\u2019 of students taken off the register at the beginning of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The New Homeschooling Reality<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It has yet to be seen what the long term effects of the <\/span><b>COVID-19 global pandemic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on homeschooling numbers will be worldwide. But the current state of affairs is that <\/span><b>over 300 million children<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are being homeschooled right now, with <a href=\"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/elearning-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">elearning<\/a> growing by leaps and bounds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At first glance, this changed reality might have given parents a taste of what it means to homeschool. But these experiences are not to be taken too seriously, as this is more a case of needs must rather than personal choices.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Still, two sets of attitudes are strongly emerging:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While some parents are now willing to pay their teachers their weight in gold, others are wondering why we haven&#8217;t been doing this all along.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Without a doubt:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many people will emerge on the other side of this experience more humble and grateful to the education workforce.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But it will be interesting to see what <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>homeschooling statistics<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">will look like in the next couple of years.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How many people will decide to arrange their children&#8217;s academic life differently? We\u2019ll be keeping you updated. Watch this space.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nheri.org\/research-facts-on-homeschooling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NHERI<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nheri.org\/homeschool-population-size-growing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NHERI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Homeschooling_international_status_and_statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.psu.edu\/educationreform\/2015\/02\/16\/homeschooling-pros-cons-and-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Penn State University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/kerrymcdonald\/2020\/03\/11\/the-worlds-homeschooling-moment\/#24adaac0550c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forbes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationmaster.com\/country-info\/stats\/Education\/Homeschooling-legal-status\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nation Master<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/offices\/list\/oii\/nonpublic\/statistics.html#homeschl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">US Department of Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/high-schools\/articles\/2012\/06\/01\/home-schooled-teens-ripe-for-college\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US NEWS<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherstoyourhome.co.uk\/articles\/home-schooling-in-the-uk-a-guide-for-parents-2019#:~:text=In%202019%2C%20it%20was%20estimated,success%2C%20both%20academically%20and%20socially.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teachers To Your Home<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-42624220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/hslda.org\/post\/united-kingdom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HSLDA<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/hslda.org\/post\/australia-homeschooling-trends-over-the-last-decade#:~:text=A%20total%20of%2021%2C437%20students,annual%20growth%20rate%20of%209.4%25.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HSLDA<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.rs\/books?id=3rkIEAAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PA3&amp;lpg=PA3&amp;dq=100,000+homeschooled+students+the+United+Kingdom&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=bCe6aRMOnZ&amp;sig=ACfU3U35-m2oWtj9OCLVfWDADsW4CS-CUw&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjuzLXogrXvAhWQmBQKHUjqA_wQ6AEwEHoECBkQAw#v=onepage&amp;q=100%2C000%20homeschooled%20students%20the%20United%20Kingdom&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IGI Global<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nheri.org\/ResearchFacts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHERI<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2012-01-28\/thousands-of-parents-illegally-home-schooling\/3798008\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.rs\/books?id=dz9MDwAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PA26&amp;dq=$600+per+student+is+spent+annually+on+homeschooling.&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwix_uHBpLXvAhVj_SoKHTP1C_IQ6AEwAHoECAYQAg#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Answers for Homeschooling<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nheri.org\/ResearchFacts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHERI<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/peoplepopulationandcommunity\/healthandsocialcare\/healthandwellbeing\/bulletins\/coronavirusandthesocialimpactsongreatbritain\/19february2021#homeschooling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ONS<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/peoplepopulationandcommunity\/healthandsocialcare\/healthandwellbeing\/bulletins\/coronavirusandthesocialimpactsongreatbritain\/19february2021#homeschooling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ONS<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/schoolsweek.co.uk\/investigation-minister-intervenes-as-home-education-soars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Schools Week<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many reasons why you might decide to homeschool your children, and just as many benefits to that practice.&nbsp; Even as parents all over the world are screaming in frustration in 2020, the general homeschooling statistics, those examining the practice during ordinary times, times that don\u2019t fall under the label of world crisis, paint [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":8164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_wp_stack_schedule":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2991"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2991"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11003,"href":"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2991\/revisions\/11003"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}