Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by the numbers
Roald Dahl · first published 1964 · dataset 2026-07-21
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 176 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 48,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 2 h 41 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 3 h 14 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 4 h 2 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 10 |
| Lexile measure | 810L |
At 176 pages, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is longer than 40.5% of the 1,664 books on the reading lists we track. It is shorter than the median book listed for grades 3-5 (186 pages).
Word counts and reading times are estimates: pages × 275 words, divided by the reading speed. Your edition's page count and your own pace will differ.
Where Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is on school reading lists
4 appearances (0.0% of all 13,258 listings in the dataset), drawn from 1 published list, in grades 3rd–6th. 4 of the 4 carry a link to the published source document.
States (1): North Dakota.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 |
| 4th | 1 |
| 5th | 1 |
| 6th | 1 |
Sources
- North Dakota Library Association — Flicker Tale Children's Book Award (student-choice; annual since 1978; Juvenile/Chapter + Intermediate + Older-Reader divisions); winner roll 1978-2025 · checked 2026-06-14
Questions
How many pages is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl is 176 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 48,000 words.
How long does it take to read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
About 3 h 14 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (2 h 41 min at 300 wpm, 4 h 2 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 10 days.
Is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 4 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 1 state, most often in grades 3-5. That ranks it #1,165 of 1,664 listed books.
Related
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- More by Roald DahlMatilda
- Books of about the same lengthThe Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1) (176 pp.) · Coraline (176 pp.) · The Giver (179 pp.) · The Great Gatsby (180 pp.)
- The most assigned books, rankedAll 1,664 listed books start here.
- Book length statisticsHow long assigned books are, by grade.
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