National Literacy Trust

2024

1,500+ new primary school libraries created; 9,834 parents of under-5s reached in last year

Key Metric 1

528,303 books gifted in the last year; 5 million children inspired and empowered over 30 years

Key Metric 2

Hub areas recording reading levels up to 22% higher than the national average

Key Metric 3

Only 34.6% of children aged 8-18 enjoy reading in their free time — lowest ever recorded — prompting commission to lead National Year of Reading 2026

Education & Young People Children

Published reports