In the United Kingdom in 2023, 28.7 percent of children and young people aged between eight and 18 years old reported having read print comics outside of school, the highest recorded since the 2017/2018 survey. Print was generally the preferred format for reading materials, with the exception of news and song lyrics, which more kids and teens chose to read on a screen.
Share of children and young people reading comics and graphic novels outside of school in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2023, by format
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National Literacy Trust. (September 4, 2023). Share of children and young people reading comics and graphic novels outside of school in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2023, by format [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299078/comics-reading-by-young-people-in-the-uk/
National Literacy Trust. "Share of children and young people reading comics and graphic novels outside of school in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2023, by format." Chart. September 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299078/comics-reading-by-young-people-in-the-uk/
National Literacy Trust. (2023). Share of children and young people reading comics and graphic novels outside of school in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2023, by format. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299078/comics-reading-by-young-people-in-the-uk/
National Literacy Trust. "Share of Children and Young People Reading Comics and Graphic Novels outside of School in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2017 to 2023, by Format." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299078/comics-reading-by-young-people-in-the-uk/
National Literacy Trust, Share of children and young people reading comics and graphic novels outside of school in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2023, by format Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299078/comics-reading-by-young-people-in-the-uk/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Share of children and young people reading comics and graphic novels outside of school in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2023, by format [Graph], National Literacy Trust, September 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299078/comics-reading-by-young-people-in-the-uk/
