In the beginning of 2023, the "Centre national du livre" (CNL) launched a survery to examine the reading habits of the youth in France and to have a better understanding of their reading motivation or their lack of it. The respondents of the survey were asked how many books they had been reading in the previous three month, either for personal pleasure, or for school and work. According to the source, the number of books read for mere pleasure declines more or less drastically with the age of the respondents. Female readers claimed to have read more books throughout the age groups, except between 13 and 15 years.
Number of books read by French youth for pleasure as of March 2024, by age group and gender
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CNL. (April 2, 2024). Number of books read by French youth for pleasure as of March 2024, by age group and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298939/reading-quota-leisure-pleasure-youth-gender-age-france/
CNL. "Number of books read by French youth for pleasure as of March 2024, by age group and gender." Chart. April 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298939/reading-quota-leisure-pleasure-youth-gender-age-france/
CNL. (2024). Number of books read by French youth for pleasure as of March 2024, by age group and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298939/reading-quota-leisure-pleasure-youth-gender-age-france/
CNL. "Number of Books Read by French Youth for Pleasure as of March 2024, by Age Group and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298939/reading-quota-leisure-pleasure-youth-gender-age-france/
CNL, Number of books read by French youth for pleasure as of March 2024, by age group and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298939/reading-quota-leisure-pleasure-youth-gender-age-france/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of books read by French youth for pleasure as of March 2024, by age group and gender [Graph], CNL, April 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298939/reading-quota-leisure-pleasure-youth-gender-age-france/
