This statistic presents the share of children, by age, who visited a public library in the last year in England, according to annual surveys conducted between 2008/09 and 2019/20. In 2019/20, around 63.6 percent of younger children (5 to10 years old) have used the library and 58 percent of the older group (11 to 15 years old).
Share of children who visited a library in England from 2008/09 to 2019/20, by age
* Base for 2019/20: 5-10 year olds: n= 834; 11-15 year olds: n= 620; 2018/19: 5-10 year olds: n= 999; 11-15 year olds: n= 645; 2017/18: 5-10 year olds: n= 909; 11-15 year olds: n= 671. 2016/17: 5-10 year olds: n= 967; 11-15 year olds: n= 638. 2015/16: 5-10 year olds: n= 1096; 11-15 year olds: n= 684 2014/15: 5-10 year olds: n= 1,104; 10-15 year olds: n= 721. 2013/14: 5-10 year olds: n= 1233; 10-15 year olds n=786. 2012/13: 5-10 year olds: n= 1136; 10-15 year olds n=801. 2011/12: 5-10 year olds: n= 1040; 10-15 year olds n=771. 2010/11: 5-10 year olds: n= 1590; 10-15 year olds n=1116. 2009/10: 5-10 year olds: n= 1809; 10-15 year olds n=1350. 2008/09: 5-10 year olds: n= 1476; 10-15 year olds n=1146.
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (September 16, 2020). Share of children who visited a library in England from 2008/09 to 2019/20, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/421050/children-visiting-librarys-england-uk-by-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of children who visited a library in England from 2008/09 to 2019/20, by age." Chart. September 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421050/children-visiting-librarys-england-uk-by-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2020). Share of children who visited a library in England from 2008/09 to 2019/20, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421050/children-visiting-librarys-england-uk-by-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Children Who Visited a Library in England from 2008/09 to 2019/20, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421050/children-visiting-librarys-england-uk-by-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of children who visited a library in England from 2008/09 to 2019/20, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421050/children-visiting-librarys-england-uk-by-age/ (last visited October 11, 2024)
Share of children who visited a library in England from 2008/09 to 2019/20, by age [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), September 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/421050/children-visiting-librarys-england-uk-by-age/