Enjoyment of reading by young people by ethnicity UK 2013-2018| ��ƽ��

Share of young people that enjoyed reading in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2018, by ethnic background

Characteristic	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017/18
Asian	59.1%	61.1%	61.4%	64.8%	64.7%
Mixed	57.4%	60.6%	58.3%	59.6%	58.4%
Black	49.7%	59.8%	59.9%	59.5%	60%
White	53.5%	53.6%	53.9%	57.5%	54.1%

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Release date

February 2020

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2013 to 2018*

Number of respondents

49,909*

Age group

8-18 years

Special properties

school children

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* All 2013 (n= 26,549); White 2013 (n= 22,361); Mixed 2013 (n= 1,311); Asian 2013 (= 2,209); Black 2013 (= 668); All 2014 (n= 32,026); White 2014 (n= 21,261); Mixed 2014 (n= 1,637); Asian 2014 (= 3,351); Black 2014 (= 1,212); All 2015 (n= 32,569); White 2015 (n= 20,614); Mixed 2015 (n= 1,642); Asian 2015 (= 3,558); Black 2015 (= 1,208); All 2016 (n= 42,406); White 2016 (n= 25,418); Mixed 2016 (n= 2,207); Asian 2016 (= 5,009); Black 2016 (= 2,241)
Due to rounding, the data in the tables do not necessarily add up to 100 percent.

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This statistic displays enjoyment of reading among young people in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2018, by ethnic background. Among school children aged eight to 18 years, children from White backgrounds enjoyed reading less than young people from other ethnic backgrounds. In 2019, 64.7 percent of children from Asian ethnic backgrounds reported to enjoy reading.