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Belgium: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, both sexes

63.20percent · 2023+85.3% since 2009

Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator ICTSKILLDLDONLD. Annual figures for Belgium from 2005 to 2023.

20052023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202363.2
202263.9
202161.9
202065.4
201959
201552.4
201452.9
201242.9
201137.4
201037.7
200934.1
200820.9
200716.9
200615.8
200512.9

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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UIS (2026). Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-ictskilldldonld (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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