Historical chart and dataset showing France literacy rate by year from N/A to N/A.

France: Literacy rate: The latest value from is percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 0.00 percent, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for France from to is percent. The minimum value, percent, was reached in while the maximum of percent was recorded in .

This graphic depicts the illiteracy rate in France in 2004 and in 2011, by gender. In 2004, nearly 60 per cent of illiterate people were male, against an estimated 40 per cent of women.

France: Youth literacy rate, ages 15-24: The latest value from is percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 0.00 percent, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for France from to is percent. The minimum value, percent, was reached in while the maximum of percent was recorded in .

France: Male literacy rate, ages 15-24: The latest value from is percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 0.00 percent, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for France from to is percent. The minimum value, percent, was reached in while the maximum of percent was recorded in .

As of 2024, ** percent French children aged between 7 to 12 years old read less than a hour a week, for a total of ** minutes a day for that group age. According to the source, the time spent reading among young French people dropped by ** minutes in comparison to 2022.

Turkey Youth Literacy Rate jumped by 0.2points in 2019, compared to a year earlier.

This statistic shows a distribution of the illiterate population in France in 2011, by age group. It reveals that ** percent of illiterate people were aged 46 to 55, whereas ** percent were aged 26 to 35.

Modern states are distinguished by the breadth and depth of public regulation over private affairs. This aspect of state capacity and state power is predicated on frequent and dense encounters between the state and the population it seeks to control. We argue that literacy in the language of state administration facilitates state-society interaction by lowering the transaction costs of those encounters. We support this claim with evidence drawing upon detailed historical data from 19th century France during a crucial period of state- and nation-building. Focusing on the specific domain of French marriage regulations, we find that increasing literacy predicts greater popular involvement with local authorities across French regions over time. These results demonstrate that literacy plays an important role in political development not solely by enhancing loyalty to the state, as the literature has recognized, but also by lowering linguistic and human capital barriers to state-society interaction.

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)

Turkey was up 0.1points of Male Literacy Rate Among 15-24 Years Old in 2019, compared to the previous year.

In the beginning of 2024, the "Centre national du livre" (CNL) launched a survey 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. In this context, the respondents of the survey were asked whether or not they have ever listened to an audio book, including those recorded on story boxes. According to the source, a share of ** percent of the French youth stated to have already listened to an audio book - the lowest share compared to those of digital books or podcasts.

The statistic depicts the literacy rate in Mexico from 2008 to 2020. The literacy rate measures the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can read and write. In 2020, Mexico's literacy rate was around 95.25 percent. The source does not provide data for 2019.Education in MexicoThe literacy rate is commonly defined as the share of people in a country who are older than 15 years and are able to read and write. In Mexico, a state with more than 115 million inhabitants, the literacy rate is above 90 percent, making it significantly higher than the global average. More than 70 percent of Mexico’s population is older than 15 years, a figure than has been quite consistent over the last ten years. Mexico’s compulsory education comprises grades 1 to 9, with an optional secondary education up to grade 12. Literacy is considered basic education. The lowest literacy rates can be found in African countries, the highest in Europe. Additionally, the literacy rate is one of the factors that determines a country’s ranking on the Human Development Index of the United Nations, which ranks the overall well-being of a country’s population. Apart from literacy, it also includes factors such as per-capita income, health and life expectancy and others. Mexico is currently not among the countries with the highest Human Development Index value.

France: Youth literacy rate, ages 15-24: Pour cet indicateur, UNESCO fournit des données pour la France de à . La valeur moyenne pour France pendant cette période était de pour cent avec un minimum de pour cent en et un maximum de pour cent en .

France: Female literacy rate, ages 15-24: Pour cet indicateur, UNESCO fournit des données pour la France de à . La valeur moyenne pour France pendant cette période était de pour cent avec un minimum de pour cent en et un maximum de pour cent en .

Turkey grew 0.2points of Total Literacy Rate Among 15-24 Years Old in 2019, compared to a year earlier.

BackgroundShort versions of the European Health Literacy Survey (HLS-EU) questionnaire are increasingly used to measure and compare health literacy (HL) in populations worldwide. As no validated versions of these questionnaires have thus far appeared in French, this study aimed to study the psychometric properties of the French translation of the 16- and 6-item short versions (HLS-EU-Q16 and HLS-EU-Q6), including their measurement invariance across sex, age, and education level.MethodsA consensual French version of the HLS-EU-Q16 and HLS-EU-Q6 was developed by following the current recommendations for transcultural questionnaire adaptation. It was then completed by 317 patients recruited in waiting rooms of general practitioners in the Paris area (France). Structural validity was studied with the Rasch model for the HLS-EU-Q16 and confirmatory factorial analysis (CFA) for the HLS-EU-Q6. Concurrent and convergent validity, respectively, were assessed by scores on the Functional Communicative Critical Health Literacy (FCCHL) questionnaire and the physicians’ evaluations of their patient’s HL.ResultsThe 16 items of the HLS-EU-Q16 were Rasch homogenous but meaningful differential item functioning (DIF) was found across sex, age, and/or education level for eight items. The CFA model fit for the HLS-EU-Q6 was poor. The overall scores for both HLS-EU short versions correlated poorly with the FCCHL scores. Similarly, HL levels defined using either short-version score did not agree with physicians’ HL assessments.ConclusionThe French version of the HLS-EU-Q16 has acceptable psychometric properties, despite meaningful DIF for age, sex and education level and a poor discriminative power among subjects with average to high HL level. We recommend its use to measure HL in populations with sufficient reading skills to discriminate between subjects with low to average HL. Also, sensitivity analyses should be performed to evaluate the potential measurement bias due to DIF. Our results did not demonstrate the validity of the HLS-EU-Q6.

The average for 2021 based on 13 countries was 86.52 percent. The highest value was in Uzbekistan: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 37 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the reading and writing teaching practices in two pre-school classes (five-year-old children): one belonging to the public schools in Recife/PE (Brazil) and another in Paris (France). It was sought to analyze more specifically the work focused on the appropriation of alphabetic writing from the reading and writing activities developed in the classroom. The methodological procedures were interviews, observations of the daily school routine, and writing words activities with students. The analysis of the collected data showed that the teachers organized their pedagogical work in order to emphasize the use of texts and readings that were already part of the children’s universe, and also developed games and activities that led the students to think about the principles of alphabetic writing. At the end of the school year most students of both classes showed understanding of the relationship between writing and the sound of words.

Reading books is far from being a dying trend in France, where nearly a quarter of readers consider themselves to be avid readers. A result that is not really surprising when more than 20 percent of the French people read 20 or more books per year, on print format.

Print vs digital format

While reading paper books remains the norm among French readers, digital reading is gradually gaining ground among readers. This new type of reading, whether on an electronic reader or on a smartphone via dedicated applications, saves space and offers greater adaptability, even useful tools such as integrated dictionaries. Although popular, e-books are struggling to dethrone the paper format, which remains the preferred format for many consumers.

Points of purchase

This uncertain increase can be explained by the fact that many French people prefer to buy books in stores. Supermarkets specializing in cultural items as well as bookstores are the preferred points of purchase for consumers. However, many readers complain about the lack of a point of purchase near their homes or the lack of choice on the spot and turn to online alternatives such as Amazon, which allows for extremely fast delivery to the households.