The new ‘Barometer of Reading Habits’ in Spain sees younger readers, especially ages 15 to 18, increasing their engagement with books.
In its presentation for today’s news (February 28), the Federación de Gremios de Editores de España (Federation of Publishers’ Guilds of Spain, FGEE) is signaling that young people are showing the greatest uptake among Spanish readers, with those aged 10 to 14 and 15 to 18 registering the biggest gains.Needless to say, this is heartening news from this year’s Barometer of Reading Habits and Book Purchases in Spain, a report on 2022 industry statistics. It’s prepared by the federation with the sponsorship of the Centro Español de Derechos Reprográficos (Spanish Reproduction Rights Center, CEDRO) and in collaboration with the ministry of culture and sports. Conecta is again the research provider here.
Among those young readers between 15 and 18, the program’s analysis cites an 11.8-point rise in “frequent reader” activity in the past 10 years. And overall, the free-time reading rate in Spain is up 5.7 percentage points in 10 years.
By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson
