Time children spend reading in the UK 2010-2015

This statistic illustrates the distribution of time spent reading among young people in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2015. In 2015, 12.3 percent of respondents reported spending longer than one hour reading, while 8.2 percent reported "I don't read."

Time spent reading among young people in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2015

Characteristic	I don't read	Up to 10 min	Up to 20 min	Up to 30 min	About 1 hour	Longer than 1 hour
2015	8.2%	19.9%	21.2%	24.2%	14.4%	12.3%
2014	5.2%	20.2%	23.8%	24.5%	14.8%	11.5%
2013	6.7%	20.7%	23.3%	24.1%	14.5%	10.7%
2012	8.1%	20.2%	22%	23.7%	14.7%	11.4%
2011	6.7%	19.7%	21.1%	24.6%	15.1%	12.7%
2010	6.8%	19.3%	21.2%	25%	14.9%	12.7%

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Release date

May 2016

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2010 to 2015*

Number of respondents

32,569**

Age group

8-18 years

Special properties

school children

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The date of most recent survey was November to December 2015.
** n (2013) = 29,422; n (2014) = 32,026; n (2015) = 32,569. Base for previous surveys not indicated.

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