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Japan: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, adjusted gender parity index
0.89parity index (1 = parity) · 2022
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator ICTSKILLDLDONLD.GPIA. Annual figures for Japan from 2013 to 2022.
Every year
| Year | Value (parity index (1 = parity)) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.89 | |
| 2021 | 0.888 | |
| 2020 | 0.873 | |
| 2019 | 0.852 | |
| 2018 | 0.808 | |
| 2017 | 0.784 | |
| 2016 | 0.785 | |
| 2015 | 0.721 | |
| 2014 | 0.627 | |
| 2013 | 0.646 |
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, adjusted gender parity index. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-ictskilldldonld-gpia (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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