From 2005 to 2019, the share of visitors in public libraries in England decreased overall. Especially, the percentage of male respondents claiming to have visited a public library in the year previous to the survey dropped significantly, passing from 43.8 percent in 2005 to 26 percent in 2019.
Share of visitors in public libraries in England from 2005 to 2019, by gender
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (September 16, 2020). Share of visitors in public libraries in England from 2005 to 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/295277/public-library-usage-uk-england-by-gender/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of visitors in public libraries in England from 2005 to 2019, by gender." Chart. September 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/295277/public-library-usage-uk-england-by-gender/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2020). Share of visitors in public libraries in England from 2005 to 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/295277/public-library-usage-uk-england-by-gender/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Visitors in Public Libraries in England from 2005 to 2019, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/295277/public-library-usage-uk-england-by-gender/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of visitors in public libraries in England from 2005 to 2019, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/295277/public-library-usage-uk-england-by-gender/ (last visited May 08, 2024)
Share of visitors in public libraries in England from 2005 to 2019, by gender [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), September 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/295277/public-library-usage-uk-england-by-gender/