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

34.50percent · 2019

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 Saudi Arabia from 2016 to 2019.

20162019

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
201934.5
201838.3
201729.6
201625.2

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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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