Today the National Literacy Trust published its 2025 research which explores children and young people’s reading for pleasure and daily reading habits, supported by Twinkl.
The latest report, taken from the results of 114,970 children and young people in the UK aged 5 to 18 who completed the annual literacy survey, reveals that the picture remains just as concerning a year on.
- Only 1 in 3 (32.7%) children and young people aged 8 to 18 say they enjoy reading in their free time
- Only 1 in 5 (18.7%) say they read something daily in their free time
- Both these statistics are their lowest levels in twenty years, since the NLT began tracking reading enjoyment and daily reading habits.
However, despite a deeply concerning picture, new insights in the report show what motivates children and young people to read and offers a window into what might re-engage those with the lowest levels of reading enjoyment.