This statistic displays attitudes towards reading held by young people in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2019. In 2019, 55.1 percent of school children aged 8 to 16 agreed with the statement that "If I am a good reader, it means I'll get a better job", whereas 30.8 percent of school children only read when they had to.
Attitudes towards reading among young people in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014 and 2019
Characteristic
2014
2015
2016
2017/18
2019
The more I read, the better I become
82%
80.1%
82%
-
-
If I am a good reader it means that I’ll get a better job when I grow up
54%
54.6%
60.4%
55.6%
55.1%
I prefer watching TV to reading
55.2%
54.3%
-
-
-
Reading is cool
40.2%
42.4%
48.4%
41.1%
40.7%
I cannot find things to read that interest me
30.3%
30.8%
36.7%
33.7%
34%
I do not read as well as other pupils in my class
30.1%
29.3%
31.8%
-
-
I only read when I have to
27.6%
27.9%
34%
30.6%
30.8%
My parents don’t care whether I spend any time reading
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National Literacy Trust. (February 15, 2020). Attitudes towards reading among young people in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014 and 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299035/young-people-s-attitudes-towards-reading-in-the-uk/
National Literacy Trust. "Attitudes towards reading among young people in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014 and 2019." Chart. February 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299035/young-people-s-attitudes-towards-reading-in-the-uk/
National Literacy Trust. (2020). Attitudes towards reading among young people in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014 and 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299035/young-people-s-attitudes-towards-reading-in-the-uk/
National Literacy Trust. "Attitudes towards Reading among Young People in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2014 and 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299035/young-people-s-attitudes-towards-reading-in-the-uk/
National Literacy Trust, Attitudes towards reading among young people in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014 and 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299035/young-people-s-attitudes-towards-reading-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Attitudes towards reading among young people in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014 and 2019 [Graph], National Literacy Trust, February 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299035/young-people-s-attitudes-towards-reading-in-the-uk/
