This statistic illustrates the distribution of reading frequency among young people in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2019. The proportion of young people reading every day was at its highest in 2015, at 43 percent. In 2019, the proportion of children reading daily dropped to 25.8 percent.
Frequency distribution of reading among young people in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2019
* The date of most recent survey was November to December 2016. ** n (2013) = 29,422; n (2014) = 32,026; n (2015) = 32,569; n (2016)= 42,406; n (2017/18) = 49,909; n (2019) = 56,906. Base for previous surveys not indicated.
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National Literacy Trust. (February 15, 2020). Frequency distribution of reading among young people in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/300135/reading-frequency-among-young-people-uk/
National Literacy Trust. "Frequency distribution of reading among young people in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2019." Chart. February 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/300135/reading-frequency-among-young-people-uk/
National Literacy Trust. (2020). Frequency distribution of reading among young people in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/300135/reading-frequency-among-young-people-uk/
National Literacy Trust. "Frequency Distribution of Reading among Young People in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/300135/reading-frequency-among-young-people-uk/
National Literacy Trust, Frequency distribution of reading among young people in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2019 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/300135/reading-frequency-among-young-people-uk/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Frequency distribution of reading among young people in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2019 [Graph], National Literacy Trust, February 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/300135/reading-frequency-among-young-people-uk/
