This statistic illustrates the proportion of boys and girls who read daily in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2019. Among school children aged eight to 18 years in 2019, 29.9 percent of girls, and 21.8 percent of boys reported reading on a daily basis. Daily reading was more common among girls than boys throughout the period in consideration here.
Proportion of boys and girls who read daily in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2019
* 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). Proportion of boys and girls who read daily in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299114/daily-reading-by-young-people-in-the-uk-by-gender/
National Literacy Trust. "Proportion of boys and girls who read daily in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2019." Chart. February 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299114/daily-reading-by-young-people-in-the-uk-by-gender/
National Literacy Trust. (2020). Proportion of boys and girls who read daily in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299114/daily-reading-by-young-people-in-the-uk-by-gender/
National Literacy Trust. "Proportion of Boys and Girls Who Read Daily in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2005 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299114/daily-reading-by-young-people-in-the-uk-by-gender/
National Literacy Trust, Proportion of boys and girls who read daily in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299114/daily-reading-by-young-people-in-the-uk-by-gender/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Proportion of boys and girls who read daily in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2019 [Graph], National Literacy Trust, February 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299114/daily-reading-by-young-people-in-the-uk-by-gender/
