In the beginning of 2022, the "Centre national du livre" (CNL) launched a survery to examine the reading habits of the youth in France and to have a better understanding of their reading motivation or their lack of it. The respondents of the survey were asked how many books they had been reading in the previous three month, either for school and work, or for personal pleasure. According to the source, the number of books read out of necessity remained relatively stable throughout the different age groups, reaching an average number of more than *** books for boys and girls aged to **** (*** and *** books) as well as male readers aged 20 to 25 (*** books)
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CNL. (March 1, 2022). Number of books read by French youth for school or work as of March 2022, by age group and gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1298792/reading-quota-school-work-youth-gender-age-france/
CNL. "Number of books read by French youth for school or work as of March 2022, by age group and gender." Chart. March 1, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1298792/reading-quota-school-work-youth-gender-age-france/
CNL. (2022). Number of books read by French youth for school or work as of March 2022, by age group and gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/1298792/reading-quota-school-work-youth-gender-age-france/
CNL. "Number of Books Read by French Youth for School or Work as of March 2022, by Age Group and Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Mar 2022, /statistics/1298792/reading-quota-school-work-youth-gender-age-france/
CNL, Number of books read by French youth for school or work as of March 2022, by age group and gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1298792/reading-quota-school-work-youth-gender-age-france/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Number of books read by French youth for school or work as of March 2022, by age group and gender [Graph], CNL, March 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1298792/reading-quota-school-work-youth-gender-age-france/
