„On average in Europe, 18 % of fourth grade students (13 % of girls, 24 % of boys) reported never or almost never reading for fun outside school. […] Only 40 % of children read for pleasure daily or almost daily, and a third read for pleasure less than three times a month.“
EU-Kommission (Hrsg.), „EU High Level Group of Experts on Literacy. Final Report“ (2012), S. 64