Number of books read among children and teens in China 2019-2023, by age group

In 2023, Chinese children and adolescents read an average of 11.39 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 86.2 percent.

于2023年，中国儿童及青少年平均阅读课外书籍11.39本。14至17岁的青少年当年人均阅读超过13.7本书，在该年龄组中位居首位，且高于18岁以下其他年龄段。当年，中国儿童及青少年的整体阅读率达到了86.2%。