The statistic displays the results of a survey regarding the average weekly reading time in the Netherlands from 2006 to 2016 (in hours). According to the survey results, the average weekly reading time in the Netherlands decreased between 2006 and 2016. In 2006, the average weekly reading time in the Netherlands was close to five hours, whereas as of 2016, the average time spent reading per week by readers aged twelve years and older in the Netherlands had dropped to roughly 3.5 hours.
Average weekly reading time in the Netherlands from 2006 to 2016
(in hours)
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Average weekly reading time in the Netherlands from 2006 to 2016
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Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (January 18, 2018). Average weekly reading time in the Netherlands from 2006 to 2016 (in hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/879745/average-weekly-reading-time-in-the-netherlands/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Average weekly reading time in the Netherlands from 2006 to 2016 (in hours)." Chart. January 18, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/879745/average-weekly-reading-time-in-the-netherlands/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (2018). Average weekly reading time in the Netherlands from 2006 to 2016 (in hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/879745/average-weekly-reading-time-in-the-netherlands/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Average Weekly Reading Time in The Netherlands from 2006 to 2016 (in Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/879745/average-weekly-reading-time-in-the-netherlands/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , Average weekly reading time in the Netherlands from 2006 to 2016 (in hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/879745/average-weekly-reading-time-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited April 24, 2025)
Average weekly reading time in the Netherlands from 2006 to 2016 (in hours) [Graph], Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , January 18, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/879745/average-weekly-reading-time-in-the-netherlands/
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