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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:
38 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Greece32.1%
2 Poland25.9%
3 Hungary24.9%
4 Turkiye24.7%
5 Latvia 24.4%
6 Chile21.2%
7 Colombia21.0%
8 Italy20.6%
9 Slovakia20.5%
10 Estonia19.8%
11 Lithuania19.4%
12 Costa Rica19.1%
12 Israel19.1%
14 Czech Republic17.9%
15 Mexico17.8%
16 Republic of Korea17.6%
17 Japan17.0%
18 France16.0%
19 Spain15.7%
20 Canada15.6%
21 Portugal15.5%
22 New Zealand15.3%
23 Finland15.1%
23 United States15.1%
25 Australia14.9%
26 Germany14.5%
27 Luxembourg13.8%
28 Slovenia13.4%
29 Austria13.2%
30 Ireland13.1%
31 Belgium13.0%
32 Switzerland10.6%
33 Sweden10.5%
34 United Kingdom10.1%
35 Netherlands9.7%
36 Iceland8.3%
37 Norway8.2%
38 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.

Source
OECD PISA 2018 Compendia

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = -7.458561 X +7.924
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.712
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.507

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = -355910.276039 X +103715.910
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.675
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.456

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = -38.208499 X +86.200
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.558
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.311

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = -0.344942 X +1.644
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.060
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.004

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = -12.949390 X +12.011
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.172
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.030