Number of books read among children and teens in China 2019-2024, by age group

Published by
Lai Lin Thomala,
Apr 24, 2025

In 2024, Chinese children and adolescents read an average of 11.65 extracurricular books. Teens aged from 14 to 17 years read over 13.7 books per person that year, the highest among other age groups below 18 years old. That year, the overall book reading rate of Chinese kids and teens amounted to 86.6 percent.

Number of extracurricular books read annually among children and adolescents in China between 2019 and 2024, by age group (in copies)

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Release date

April 2025

Region

China

Survey time period

2019 to 2024

Number of respondents

126,170 respondents

Age group

0-17 years

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covering 189 cities from 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

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