The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a triennial survey of 15-year-old students that assesses the extent to which they have acquired the key knowledge and skills essential for full participation in society. The assessment focuses on proficiency in reading, mathematics, science and an innovative domain (in 2018, the innovative domain was global competence), and on students’ well-being.
Some 600 000 students completed the assessment in 2018, representing about 32 million 15-year-olds in the schools of the 79 participating countries and economies.
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High school students' attitudes to reading in Iceland 2018, by gender
In Iceland, girls tend to have more positive feelings towards reading than boys have. While almost ** percent of the girls said that reading was one of their favorite hobbies, fewer than ** percent of the boys said the same. Furthermore, while ** percent of the boys said that they read only to get needed information, only around ** percent of the girls said the same.
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OECD. (December 2, 2019). High school students' attitudes towards reading in Iceland in 2018, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1267645/iceland-student-differences-enjoyment-reading-gender-iceland/
OECD. "High school students' attitudes towards reading in Iceland in 2018, by gender." Chart. December 2, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/1267645/iceland-student-differences-enjoyment-reading-gender-iceland/
OECD. (2019). High school students' attitudes towards reading in Iceland in 2018, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/1267645/iceland-student-differences-enjoyment-reading-gender-iceland/
OECD. "High School Students' Attitudes towards Reading in Iceland in 2018, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 Dec 2019, /statistics/1267645/iceland-student-differences-enjoyment-reading-gender-iceland/
OECD, High school students' attitudes towards reading in Iceland in 2018, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1267645/iceland-student-differences-enjoyment-reading-gender-iceland/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
High school students' attitudes towards reading in Iceland in 2018, by gender [Graph], OECD, December 2, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1267645/iceland-student-differences-enjoyment-reading-gender-iceland/
