The Adventures of Captain Underpants by the numbers
Dav Pilkey · first published 1997 · dataset 2026-07-21
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 125 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 34,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 1 h 55 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 2 h 18 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 2 h 52 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 7 |
| Lexile measure | 720L |
At 125 pages, The Adventures of Captain Underpants is longer than 28.8% 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 The Adventures of Captain Underpants is on school reading lists
6 appearances (0.0% of all 13,258 listings in the dataset), drawn from 2 published lists, in grades 3rd–5th. 6 of the 6 carry a link to the published source document.
States (2): Ohio, West Virginia.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 3rd | 2 |
| 4th | 2 |
| 5th | 2 |
Sources
- West Virginia Children's Choice Book Award — official winners list (West Virginia grades 3-6, voted annually since 1981; hosted by the West Virginia Center for the Book at the West Virginia Library Commission) · checked 2026-06-20
- Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award — official winners list (Ohio, K-12 grade bands, voted biennially/annually since 1982) · checked 2026-06-09
Questions
How many pages is The Adventures of Captain Underpants?
The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey is 125 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 34,000 words.
How long does it take to read The Adventures of Captain Underpants?
About 2 h 18 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (1 h 55 min at 300 wpm, 2 h 52 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 7 days.
Is The Adventures of Captain Underpants on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 6 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 2 states, most often in grades 3-5. That ranks it #843 of 1,664 listed books.
Related
- The Adventures of Captain Underpants: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
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- The most assigned books, rankedAll 1,664 listed books start here.
- Book length statisticsHow long assigned books are, by grade.
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