This statistic illustrates the distribution of reading frequency among young people in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2019. The proportion of young people reading every day was at its highest in 2015, at 43 percent. In 2019, the proportion of children reading daily dropped to 25.8 percent.

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.

This statistic displays attitudes towards reading held by young people in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2019. In 2019, 55.1 percent of school children aged 8 to 16 agreed with the statement that "If I am a good reader, it means I'll get a better job", whereas 30.8 percent of school children only read when they had to.

The results of a survey carried out in the UK in 2019/2020 show which generations are more likely to read magazines or newspapers while watching TV. Just under a third of over 65s sometimes do so. Roughly one fifth of all respondents hardly ever do this.

It has previously been shown that readers spend a great deal of time skim reading on the Web and that this type of reading can affect comprehension of text. Across two experiments, we examine how hyperlinks influence perceived importance of sentences and how perceived importance in turn affects reading behaviour. In Experiment 1, participants rated the importance of sentences across passages of Wikipedia text, while in Experiment 2, participants read these passages, with the task being either reading for comprehension or skim reading. Reading times of sentences were analysed in relation to the type of task and the importance ratings from Experiment 1. Results from Experiment 1 show readers rated sentences without hyperlinks as being of less importance than sentences that did feature hyperlinks, and this effect is larger when sentences are lower on the page. It was also found that short sentences with more links were rated as more important, but only when they were presented at the top of the page. Long sentences with more links were rated as more important regardless of their position on the page. In Experiment 2, higher importance scores resulted in longer sentence reading times. When skim reading, however, importance ratings had a lesser impact on reading behaviour than when reading for comprehension. We suggest readers are less able to establish the importance of a sentence when skim reading, even though importance could have been assessed by information that would be fairly easy to extract (i.e. presence of hyperlinks, length of sentences, and position on the screen).

Out of all ethnic groups, pupils from the White Irish and Chinese ethnic groups were most likely to meet the expected standard in reading in 2018/19.

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As the statistical branch of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the Institute for Statistics (UIS) produces cross-nationally comparable statistics on education, science and technology, culture, and communication for more than 200 countries and territories.

The UNESCO Education Statistics dataset includes data from 1970 onwards. From pre-primary school enrolment to tertiary graduation rates, it covers all education levels and addresses key policy issues such as gender parity, teachers and education financing.

Main Topics:

• Out-of-school children
• Entry
• Participation
• Progression
• Completion
• Literacy
• Educational attainment
• International student mobility in tertiary education
• Human resources
• Financial resources
• School resources and teaching conditions (Africa only)
• Adult education (Latin America and the Carribbean only)
• Disparities in teacher's training, deployment, characteristics and working conditions at sub-national level (East and South West Asia only).

This statistic displays the age profile of individuals who consumed newsbrands via PC in the United Kingdom (UK) from July 2018 to June 2019. Of respondents aged between 35 and 44, 25 percent reported consuming newsbrands on a personal computer monthly.

This statistic demonstrates the percentage of individuals who purchased books, magazines and e-learning material online in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2019. The subjects measured for this dataset were individuals living in cities. In 2016, 31 percent of persons of individuals living in cities purchased one of these materials online. Whereas in 2019, this number jumped up to 41 percent.

This data shows Education Attainment, at Early Years Foundation Stage, Year 1 Phonics assessments, and Key Stage 1 teacher assessments. Numbers and percentages of pupils are shown by gender. A brief outline of the attainment levels: • A Good level of Development at Foundation Stage means children achieving at least the expected level within the following areas of learning: communication and language; physical development; personal, social and emotional development; literacy; and mathematics. • Year 1 Phonics attainment is based on the percentage of pupils meeting the standard of the Phonics decoding screening check. • Key Stage 1 attainment is based on the percentage of pupils achieving the expected standard or above in each of Reading, Writing and Maths Teacher Assessments. More information about the Early Years Foundation Stage and Primary Key Stage 1 curriculums is available on the Department for Education (DfE) School Curriculum website; a link to that is included along with the dataset. Data is included for Wards, Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA), Districts, and Lincolnshire. The data has been aggregated based on pupil postcode and only includes those pupils living and educated within Lincolnshire. If you want Lincolnshire and District aggregations based on those pupils that are educated within Lincolnshire, irrespective of where they live; then please see the Department for Education Statistics website and School Performance Tables (links to these included as Resources accompanying these datasets). Data is suppressed where appropriate 5 persons and below (this may be shown by missing data). That and any unmatched postcodes may mean numbers for small areas might not add up exactly to figures shown for larger areas. This data is updated annually. Data source: Lincolnshire County Council, Performance Services – Schools Performance. For any enquiries about this publication please contact: schoolperformancedata@lincolnshire.gov.uk Please note: Foundation National data for Early Years Foundation Stage Profile results are published via: Early years foundation stage profile results, Academic year 2022/23 – Explore education statistics – GOV.UK (explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk) There have been changes to the Foundation Stage Profile even though the overall measure of “Good Level of Development” appears to be the same. The DfE offer the following phrase via the above link: “This is the second publication since the 2021/22 EYFS reforms were introduced in September 2021. As part of those reforms, the EYFS profile was significantly revised. It is therefore not possible to directly compare 2022/23 & 2021/22 assessment outcomes with earlier years. The 2019/20 and 2020/21 data collections were cancelled due to coronavirus (COVID-19).” Further details on the changes to the early years foundation stage (EYFS) framework can be found via the following link: Changes to the early years foundation stage (EYFS) framework - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Phonics and Key Stage 1 National data for Phonics and Key Stage 1 results are published via: Key stage 1 and phonics screening check attainment, Academic year 2022/23 – Explore education statistics – GOV.UK (explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk) It is worth noting that there have been drops in attainment seen nationally. The DfE offer the following commentary via the link above: “These are the second phonics screening check and key stage 1 attainment statistics since 2019, after assessments were cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. These statistics cover the attainment of year 1 and year 2 pupils who took these assessments in summer 2023. These pupils experienced disruption to their learning during the pandemic.”

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The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (formerly known as the ONS Opinions Survey or Omnibus) is an omnibus survey that began in 1990, collecting data on a range of subjects commissioned by both the ONS internally and external clients (limited to other government departments, charities, non-profit organisations and academia).

Data are collected from one individual aged 16 or over, selected from each sampled private household. Personal data include data on the individual, their family, address, household, income and education, plus responses and opinions on a variety of subjects within commissioned modules.

The questionnaire collects timely data for research and policy analysis evaluation on the social impacts of recent topics of national importance, such as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the cost of living, on individuals and households in Great Britain.

From April 2018 to November 2019, the design of the OPN changed from face-to-face to a mixed-mode design (online first with telephone interviewing where necessary). Mixed-mode collection allows respondents to complete the survey more flexibly and provides a more cost-effective service for customers.

In March 2020, the OPN was adapted to become a weekly survey used to collect data on the social impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the lives of people of Great Britain. These data are held in the Secure Access study, SN 8635, ONS Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, Covid-19 Module, 2020-2022: Secure Access.

From August 2021, as coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions were lifting across Great Britain, the OPN moved to fortnightly data collection, sampling around 5,000 households in each survey wave to ensure the survey remains sustainable.

The OPN has since expanded to include questions on other topics of national importance, such as health and the cost of living. For more information about the survey and its methodology, see the ONS OPN Quality and Methodology Information webpage.

Secure Access Opinions and Lifestyle Survey data

Other Secure Access OPN data cover modules run at various points from 1997-2019, on Census religion (SN 8078), cervical cancer screening (SN 8080), contact after separation (SN 8089), contraception (SN 8095), disability (SNs 8680 and 8096), general lifestyle (SN 8092), illness and activity (SN 8094), and non-resident parental contact (SN 8093). See Opinions and Lifestyle Survey: Secure Access for details.

Main Topics:
Each month's questionnaire consists of two elements: core questions, covering demographic information, are asked each month together with non-core questions that vary from month to month.
The non-core questions for this month were:

Consumer Durables (Module BDurab): this module contains questions about consumer durables that are either owned by the household or available for use in the respondent's accommodation.
Second Homes (Module 4): this module was asked on behalf of the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR). It had appeared in previous Omnibus surveys in a slightly different form. The module queried respondents on ownership of a second home by any member of the household and reasons for having the second home.
Expectation of House Price Changes (Module 137): this module asks respondents' views on changes to house prices in the next year and next five years.
Cancer - Causes and Risks (Module 206): this module was asked on behalf of the Health Behaviour Unit of the Department of Public Health and Epidemiology at University College London Medical School. The questions included awareness of the risk factors associated with five common cancers, knowledge of survival rates, and cancer screening.
Reading (Module 211): this module was asked on behalf the Department for Education and Employment and covers reading for pleasure; reading to, and reading with children; and awareness of the National Year of Reading.
Hearing and Subtitles (Module 204): this module was asked of household members who had hearing difficulties or who had difficulty hearing a television with the volume at normal level. The following questions were asked: whether a hearing aid is worn and whether helpful when watching television; whether has an induction loop for television and whether helpful; extent of hearing difficulty when watching television; extent of television viewing; knowledge, use and views of teletext subtitles; types of television programmes most watched/least watched with subtitles.
Consumption of Tobacco (Module 210): This module was asked on behalf of Customs and Excise and covers whether smokes cigarettes; how many cigarettes smoked; type of cigarettes smoked.
Attitudes to Mental Illness - (Module 208): This module was asked on behalf of the Royal...

This data is the fruit set and marketable fruit set (percentage and success: failure) of commercial raspberry plants under four different pollination treatments. The data also includes fruit measurements (weight in grams and length and width in mms) of these fruit and the number of seeds per fruit for a subset of the collected fruits. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/de5b4f33-f679-4798-8daf-51a314e78204

This statistic shows the leading newspaper titles among men in Great Britain from April 2019 to March 2020, ranked by print and digital reach. The leading newspaper title was The Sun, with more than 16.8 million men reached by the print title or its website.

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.

This statistic shows the print and digital reach of Radio Times magazine in Great Britain from April 2019 to March 2020, by demographic group. Reach was highest among adults over the age of 35, with roughly 6.4 million reached by the print title or its website.

This statistic shows the print and digital reach of The Press and Journal newspaper in selected months from July 2013 to June 2019. In the months from January 2018 to December 2018, 720 thousand individuals were reached by the print title or its website monthly.

Between April 2019 and March 2020, 38 percent of readers aged 15 years or above read print magazines each month. By contrast, just 11 percent read magazine brands monthly via a tablet, whereas smartphones were the preferred option overall.

This statistic shows the print and digital reach of Runner's World magazine in Great Britain from April 2019 to March 2020, by demographic group. Reach was higher among individuals from the ABC1 social class, with 514 thousand individuals reached by the print title or its website.