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Question: About how much time do you usually spend reading for enjoyment? Please take into account diverse kinds of reading, such as books, magazines, newspapers, websites, blogs, emailsc
Choices: "I do not read for enjoyment" "30 minutes or less a day" "More than 30 minutes to less than 60 minutes a day" "1 to 2 hours a day" "More than 2 hours a day"
Data: % of "1 to 2 hours a day" "More than 2 hours a day"
Period:
Area:
77 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Georgia46.5%
2 Kosovo45.5%
3 Kazakhstan39.6%
4 Albania38.8%
5 Russian Federation38.4%
6 Belarus34.3%
7 Philippines34.1%
8 China34.0%
9 Hong Kong, China33.8%
10 Macao, China32.8%
11 Taiwan32.7%
12 Malaysia32.6%
13 Ukraine32.2%
14 Greece32.1%
15 Azerbaijan31.9%
16 Brunei Darussalam31.3%
17 Moldova30.0%
18 Bulgaria28.4%
19 Montenegro27.9%
20 Thailand27.5%
21 Romania26.0%
22 Poland25.9%
23 Hungary24.9%
24 Turkiye24.7%
25 Peru24.6%
26 Latvia24.4%
26 United Arab Emirates24.4%
28 Bosnia and Herzegovina23.2%
29 Brazil22.6%
29 Panama22.6%
29 Viet Nam22.6%
32 Indonesia22.1%
33 Dominican Republic22.0%
33 Uruguay22.0%
35 Qatar21.8%
36 Serbia21.7%
37 Chile21.2%
38 Colombia21.0%
39 Italy20.6%
40 Slovakia20.5%
41 Cyprus20.3%
42 Morocco20.1%
43 Estonia19.8%
44 Singapore19.6%
45 Saudi Arabia19.5%
46 Lithuania19.4%
47 Argentina19.3%
48 Costa Rica19.1%
48 Israel19.1%
50 Jordan18.8%
51 Czech Republic17.9%
52 Mexico17.8%
53 Republic of Korea17.6%
54 Japan 17.0%
55 Croatia16.8%
56 France16.0%
57 Spain15.7%
58 Canada15.6%
59 Portugal15.5%
60 New Zealand15.3%
61 Finland15.1%
61 United States15.1%
63 Australia14.9%
64 Malta14.7%
65 Germany14.5%
66 Luxembourg13.8%
67 Slovenia13.4%
68 Austria13.2%
69 Ireland13.1%
70 Belgium13.0%
71 Switzerland10.6%
72 Sweden10.5%
73 United Kingdom10.1%
74 Netherlands9.7%
75 Iceland8.3%
76 Norway8.2%
77 Denmark6.7%

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 = -4.854502 X +7.361
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.597
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.356

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data77
Regression equation
Y = -187699.057906 X +73334.857
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.592
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.350

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data76
Regression equation
Y = -30.498989 X +84.161
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.552
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.305

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data76
Regression equation
Y = 0.423622 X +1.574
Correlation coefficient (r)0.083
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.007

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data73
Regression equation
Y = -1.567202 X +9.312
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.027
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001