In 2019, the annual average number of books read by children in South Korea increased to 40.7 books in 2019 from 34.3 books in 2017. In contrast, the average number of books read by adults in South Korea decreased to 7.5 books in 2019 from 9.4 books in 2017. For 2019, audio books were newly added into the survey on top of traditional paper books and electronic books. Textbooks, other academic books, magazines and comics were not counted.
Annual average number of books read by adults and children in South Korea from 2017 and 2019
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Korea Herald. (March 19, 2020). Annual average number of books read by adults and children in South Korea from 2017 and 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124074/south-korea-average-number-of-books-read/
Korea Herald. "Annual average number of books read by adults and children in South Korea from 2017 and 2019." Chart. March 19, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124074/south-korea-average-number-of-books-read/
Korea Herald. (2020). Annual average number of books read by adults and children in South Korea from 2017 and 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124074/south-korea-average-number-of-books-read/
Korea Herald. "Annual Average Number of Books Read by Adults and Children in South Korea from 2017 and 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124074/south-korea-average-number-of-books-read/
Korea Herald, Annual average number of books read by adults and children in South Korea from 2017 and 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124074/south-korea-average-number-of-books-read/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Annual average number of books read by adults and children in South Korea from 2017 and 2019 [Graph], Korea Herald, March 19, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124074/south-korea-average-number-of-books-read/