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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 on digital devices (e.g. ereader, tablet, smartphone, computer)."
Period:
Area:
77 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Thailand45.5%
2 Hong Kong, China44.9%
3 Taiwan41.7%
4 Indonesia40.5%
5 Malaysia40.1%
6 Brunei Darussalam38.8%
7 Philippines38.2%
8 Viet Nam37.9%
9 China34.7%
10 Macao, China33.3%
11 Morocco31.8%
12 Dominican Republic29.3%
13 Saudi Arabia27.7%
14 Ukraine26.7%
15 Kazakhstan26.3%
16 Belarus25.8%
17 Chile25.1%
18 Qatar24.2%
19 Kosovo24.1%
19 Panama24.1%
21 Mexico23.8%
21 United Arab Emirates23.8%
23 Peru23.5%
24 Singapore22.3%
25 Jordan22.2%
26 Colombia22.0%
27 Brazil21.8%
27 Republic of Korea21.8%
29 Croatia21.3%
30 Moldova21.1%
31 Bulgaria20.7%
31 Russian Federation20.7%
33 Albania20.6%
34 Bosnia and Herzegovina20.3%
35 Hungary20.2%
36 Greece19.9%
37 Romania19.7%
38 Norway19.3%
39 Montenegro18.4%
40 Malta18.2%
41 Denmark18.1%
42 Cyprus17.8%
43 Uruguay17.1%
44 Costa Rica17.0%
45 Latvia16.2%
46 Serbia16.0%
47 United States15.9%
48 Canada15.7%
49 Australia15.5%
50 Poland15.4%
51 New Zealand15.1%
51 Sweden15.1%
51 United Kingdom15.1%
54 Azerbaijan15.0%
55 France14.5%
55 Portugal14.5%
57 Turkiye13.8%
58 Israel13.3%
58 Slovakia13.3%
60 Italy13.2%
61 Spain13.1%
62 Japan 13.0%
63 Iceland12.8%
64 Estonia12.7%
65 Georgia12.5%
66 Argentina12.0%
67 Ireland11.9%
68 Luxembourg11.8%
69 Lithuania11.6%
70 Austria10.9%
71 Germany10.8%
72 Switzerland10.1%
73 Belgium9.5%
74 Czech Republic9.1%
75 Finland7.9%
76 Netherlands7.7%
77 Slovenia7.0%

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 = -3.317090 X +6.965
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.426
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.181

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data77
Regression equation
Y = -104395.885724 X +53036.694
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.349
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.122

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data76
Regression equation
Y = -17.067087 X +80.879
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.319
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.102

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data76
Regression equation
Y = 0.571755 X +1.552
Correlation coefficient (r)0.115
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.013

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data73
Regression equation
Y = -15.658459 X +12.045
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.277
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.077