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Education Statistics > Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 9 (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Czech Republic: 83% 
#2   Iceland: 82% 
#3   Norway: 81% 
#4   New Zealand: 79% 
#5   Canada: 78% 
#6   Latvia: 76% 
#7   United States: 73% 
#8   Slovenia: 70% 
#9   Netherlands: 70% 
#10   Ireland: 67% 
#11   Cyprus: 52% 
#12   Greece: 49% 
#13   Hong Kong: 47% 
#14   Portugal: 37% 
#15   Thailand: 23% 
#16   Iran: 18% 
Weighted average: 61.6%  


DEFINITION: Percentage of nine-year-old students who have more than 25 books at home.

SOURCE: "Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World" by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002

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