Education > Young longtext readers: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent longtext readers(2000).

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	New ZealandNew Zealand	39.4%	2000
2	AustraliaAustralia	36%	2000
3	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	35%	2000
4	HungaryHungary	29.6%	2000
5	CanadaCanada	28.7%	2000
6	United StatesUnited States	28.4%	2000
7	IrelandIreland	27.6%	2000
8	GermanyGermany	26.3%	2000
9	MexicoMexico	24.7%	2000
10	AustriaAustria	24.3%	2000
11	PolandPoland	23.9%	2000
12	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	23.2%	2000
13	SpainSpain	23.1%	2000
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	22.56%	2000
14	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	22.1%	2000
15	GreeceGreece	21.8%	2000
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	21.74%	2000
16	SwedenSweden	21.4%	2000
=17	LuxembourgLuxembourg	19.9%	2000
=17	ItalyItaly	19.9%	2000
19	PortugalPortugal	19.5%	2000
20	FranceFrance	16.6%	2000
21	DenmarkDenmark	16.3%	2000
22	IcelandIceland	15.1%	2000
23	South KoreaSouth Korea	14%	2000
24	NorwayNorway	13.4%	2000
25	BelgiumBelgium	12.5%	2000
26	FinlandFinland	12.1%	2000
27	JapanJapan	3%	2000

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