During a 2020 study fielded in Colombia, respondents in Bogotá said they had read, on average, 4.9 books during the 12 months prior to the survey. In the Central region of that South American country, the average stood at 4.1 books read per year.
Average number of books annually read per person in Colombia as of September 2020, by region
Only among the population of capital cities of municipal districts who read books in the last twelve months preceding the survey
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
Departments are organized as followed by DANE:
Bogota: Included here as region.
Caribbean: Atlántico, Bolívar, Cesar, Córdoba, La Guajira, Magdalena y Sucre (7 departments).
Oriental: Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Meta, Norte de Santander y Santander (5 departments, except Bogota).
Central: Antioquia, Caldas, Caquetá, Huila, Quindío, Risaralda y Tolima (7 departments).
Pacific: Cauca, Chocó, Nariño y Valle del Cauca (4 departments).
Amazonia/Orinoquía: Arauca, Casanare, Vichada, Putumayo, y Vaupés (5 departments).
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DANE (Colombia). (December 7, 2020). Average number of books annually read per person in Colombia as of September 2020, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/825555/average-number-books-annually-read-colombia-region/
DANE (Colombia). "Average number of books annually read per person in Colombia as of September 2020, by region." Chart. December 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/825555/average-number-books-annually-read-colombia-region/
DANE (Colombia). (2020). Average number of books annually read per person in Colombia as of September 2020, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/825555/average-number-books-annually-read-colombia-region/
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