Iceland: High school students' views on reading by gender

In Iceland, girls tend to have more positive feelings towards reading than boys have. While almost 30 percent of the girls said that reading was one of their favorite hobbies, fewer than 20 percent of the boys said the same. Furthermore, while 60 percent of the boys said that they read only to get needed information, only around 40 percent of the girls said the same.

High school students' attitudes towards reading in Iceland in 2018, by gender

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Release date

December 2019

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Region

Iceland

Survey time period

2018

Age group

15 years old

Supplementary notes

Multiple answers were possible.

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a triennial survey of 15-year-old students that assesses the extent to which they have acquired the key knowledge and skills essential for full participation in society. The assessment focuses on proficiency in reading, mathematics, science and an innovative domain (in 2018, the innovative domain was global competence), and on students’ well-being.
Some 600 000 students completed the assessment in 2018, representing about 32 million 15-year-olds in the schools of the 79 participating countries and economies.

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