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France: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, 25-74 years old, both sexes
53.20percent · 2023+137.5% since 2009
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, 25-74 years old, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator ICTSKILLDLDONLD.AG25T74. Annual figures for France from 2006 to 2023.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 53.2 | |
| 2022 | 52.1 | |
| 2021 | 57.4 | |
| 2016 | 46.7 | |
| 2015 | 40.3 | |
| 2014 | 37.2 | |
| 2013 | 39.1 | |
| 2012 | 28.6 | |
| 2011 | 23.5 | |
| 2010 | 20.3 | |
| 2009 | 22.4 | |
| 2008 | 21.6 | |
| 2007 | 15.6 | |
| 2006 | 8.5 |
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, 25-74 years old, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-ictskilldldonld-ag25t74 (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, 25-74 years old, both sexes in other countries
- Albania
- Algeria
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei Darussalam
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Finland
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Korea, Republic of
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova, Republic of
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Palestine, State of
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- Türkiye
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Zimbabwe
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