This statistic illustrates the proportion of young people reading fiction books in the United Kingdom in 2015, by demographic group. Among school children aged eight to 18 years in 2015, 50.3 percent of girls reported reading fiction books or media at least once a month.
Share of young people reading fiction outside school in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by demographic group
* All (n= 32,569); Boys (n= 15,414); Girls (n= 16,746); KS2 (n= 7,097); KS3 (n= 20,512); KS4 (n= 4,163); KS5 (n= 695); White (n= 20,614); Mixed (n= 1,642); Asian (= 3,558); Black (= 1,208). Due to rounding, the data in the tables do not necessarily add up to 100 percent.
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National Literacy Trust. (February 15, 2016). Share of young people reading fiction outside school in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by demographic group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299156/fiction-media-reading-among-young-people-in-the-uk-by-demographic-group/
National Literacy Trust. "Share of young people reading fiction outside school in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by demographic group." Chart. February 15, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299156/fiction-media-reading-among-young-people-in-the-uk-by-demographic-group/
National Literacy Trust. (2016). Share of young people reading fiction outside school in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by demographic group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299156/fiction-media-reading-among-young-people-in-the-uk-by-demographic-group/
National Literacy Trust. "Share of Young People Reading Fiction outside School in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2015, by Demographic Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299156/fiction-media-reading-among-young-people-in-the-uk-by-demographic-group/
National Literacy Trust, Share of young people reading fiction outside school in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by demographic group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299156/fiction-media-reading-among-young-people-in-the-uk-by-demographic-group/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Share of young people reading fiction outside school in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by demographic group [Graph], National Literacy Trust, February 15, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299156/fiction-media-reading-among-young-people-in-the-uk-by-demographic-group/
