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Question: Which of the following statements best describes how you read books?
Choices: "I rarely or never read books." "I read books more often in paper format." "I read books more often on digital devices (e.g. ereader, tablet, smartphone, computer)." "I read books equally often in paper format and on digital devices."
Data: % of "I read books more often in paper format."
Period:
Area:
77 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Turkiye54.5%
2 Republic of Korea49.0%
3 Slovenia45.0%
4 Japan 44.9%
5 Czech Republic42.8%
6 Kosovo41.9%
7 Estonia40.0%
8 Iceland39.5%
9 Georgia39.3%
10 Portugal39.1%
11 Lithuania37.3%
12 Finland37.1%
13 Italy36.9%
14 Russian Federation36.6%
15 China35.7%
15 Croatia35.7%
17 Latvia35.4%
18 Azerbaijan35.3%
19 Belgium35.2%
20 Montenegro35.0%
20 Switzerland35.0%
22 Canada34.9%
22 France34.9%
22 Israel34.9%
25 Austria34.7%
26 Luxembourg34.6%
27 Poland34.4%
27 United States34.4%
29 Albania34.1%
29 United Kingdom34.1%
31 Germany33.9%
31 New Zealand33.9%
33 Spain33.7%
34 Ireland33.6%
35 Netherlands33.5%
36 Slovakia33.2%
37 Sweden33.0%
38 Peru32.9%
39 Malta32.2%
40 Singapore31.9%
41 Australia31.8%
41 Greece31.8%
43 Bulgaria31.2%
44 Denmark30.9%
45 Serbia30.5%
46 Qatar30.3%
47 United Arab Emirates30.0%
48 Norway29.2%
49 Hungary29.0%
50 Colombia28.9%
51 Kazakhstan28.8%
52 Belarus27.7%
53 Bosnia and Herzegovina27.3%
54 Viet Nam27.0%
55 Brazil26.9%
56 Romania26.6%
57 Jordan25.9%
58 Moldova25.8%
59 Cyprus25.5%
60 Indonesia25.4%
61 Morocco25.1%
62 Malaysia24.8%
63 Mexico24.4%
64 Hong Kong, China23.9%
64 Ukraine23.9%
66 Dominican Republic23.8%
67 Saudi Arabia23.3%
68 Taiwan22.9%
69 Panama22.7%
70 Uruguay21.8%
71 Chile21.6%
72 Brunei Darussalam20.5%
73 Philippines18.8%
74 Argentina17.2%
75 Macao, China16.3%
76 Costa Rica15.0%
77 Thailand14.8%

Note
The data of Azerbaijan are collected only in Baku. The data of China are collected only in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang.

No data for 161 countries.

Source
OECD PISA 2018 Compendia

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data73
Regression equation
Y = 1.078978 X +5.964
Correlation coefficient (r)0.113
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.013

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data77
Regression equation
Y = 76882.994906 X +7676.030
Correlation coefficient (r)0.209
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.044

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data76
Regression equation
Y = 17.303543 X +72.013
Correlation coefficient (r)0.271
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.073

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data76
Regression equation
Y = -1.098031 X +2.011
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.185
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.034

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data73
Regression equation
Y = 17.707467 X +3.397
Correlation coefficient (r)0.269
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.072