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JI7

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15. It would be interesting to see it broken down into age groups

Reply to senseandsensibility (Reply #5)

Mon May 26, 2025, 07:07 PM

May 2025

I can easily see Japan and Korea have a much higher rate of reading at younger school ages and going down by a huge amount after that. Mostly because I have read how they are overworked.

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Countries that Read the Most. Might this be part of our problem [View all] LiberalArkie May 2025 OP

For sure... LakeVermilion May 2025 #1

Let's not be too....okay never mind underpants May 2025 #3

Take THAT Italy! underpants May 2025 #2

I only wish I could say I am surprised. When I've mentioned this among many, they look at me like hlthe2b May 2025 #4

Kind of surprised that we read more than Italy, UK and Japan senseandsensibility May 2025 #5

I would have thought Korea and Japan would read circles around us. Xavier Breath May 2025 #6

And there is a big difference between N and S Korea senseandsensibility May 2025 #9

I would have to think that's South Korea. Xavier Breath May 2025 #10

Japan and Korea are all about rote memorization synni May 2025 #11

It would be interesting to see it broken down into age groups JI7 May 2025 #15

What problem would that be? EdmondDantes_ May 2025 #7

I had a conversation with a co-worker recently that I found telling. pecosbob May 2025 #8

The vast majority of people in this country never read another book PoindexterOglethorpe May 2025 #12

Of course a lot of the reading in China, Thailand and India are Mangas LiberalArkie May 2025 #13

And yet according to another 'source' Abolishinist May 2025 #14

I do know that the evangelicals buy and read a lot of books, my parents did. My dad would read history books sometimes. LiberalArkie May 2025 #16