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Germany: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, 15-24 years old, both sexes

55.60percent · 2024-6.9% since 2012

Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, 15-24 years old, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator ICTSKILLDLDONLD.AG15T24. Annual figures for Germany from 2003 to 2024.

20032024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202455.6
202254.8
202154.9
202071.3
201965.3
201766.5
201666.2
201563.7
201464.3
201361.3
201259.7
201154.8
201042.2
200930.2
200825
200724.9
200624.9
200424.7
200324.3

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, 15-24 years old, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-ictskilldldonld-ag15t24 (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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