During a survey conducted among literate adults in urban Mexico in February 2024, approximately 41.8 percent of respondents said they read books. In 2015, the share stood above 50 percent. Meanwhile, the average annual number of books read by a literate adult in Mexico peaked at nearly four in 2022 and fell to 3.2 in the latest measured period.
Percentage of literate adults who read books in Mexico from 2015 to 2024
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INEGI. (April 23, 2024). Percentage of literate adults who read books in Mexico from 2015 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/921439/share-book-readers-mexico/
INEGI. "Percentage of literate adults who read books in Mexico from 2015 to 2024." Chart. April 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/921439/share-book-readers-mexico/
INEGI. (2024). Percentage of literate adults who read books in Mexico from 2015 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/921439/share-book-readers-mexico/
INEGI. "Percentage of Literate Adults Who Read Books in Mexico from 2015 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/921439/share-book-readers-mexico/
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