This statistic illustrates the proportion of young people who read newspapers outside of class in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2016. In 2016, the percentage of school children aged 8 to 18 years who read newspapers was 22.2. Newspaper reading was more common than poems reading in 2016.
Share of young people reading newspapers outside of class in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2016
* n (2013) = 29,422; n (2014) = 32,026; n (2015) = 32,569; n (2016) = 42,406. Base for previous surveys not indicated. Data for 2005 published earlier by the source.
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National Literacy Trust. (February 15, 2020). Share of young people reading newspapers outside of class in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299081/newspaper-reading-by-young-people-in-the-uk/
National Literacy Trust. "Share of young people reading newspapers outside of class in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2016." Chart. February 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299081/newspaper-reading-by-young-people-in-the-uk/
National Literacy Trust. (2020). Share of young people reading newspapers outside of class in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299081/newspaper-reading-by-young-people-in-the-uk/
National Literacy Trust. "Share of Young People Reading Newspapers outside of Class in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2005 to 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299081/newspaper-reading-by-young-people-in-the-uk/
National Literacy Trust, Share of young people reading newspapers outside of class in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299081/newspaper-reading-by-young-people-in-the-uk/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of young people reading newspapers outside of class in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2016 [Graph], National Literacy Trust, February 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299081/newspaper-reading-by-young-people-in-the-uk/
