Holy Book, Indonesians' Favorite Reading

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Adi Ahdiat 22/05/2023 19:20 WIB

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According to BPS data, the proportion of Indonesian society that regularly reads religious texts is significantly higher than that of other reading materials.

Percentage of Population Aged 5 and Over Who Read, by Type of Reading Material (2021)

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Percentage of Population Aged 5 and Over Who Read, by Type of Reading Material (2021)

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According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the proportion of Indonesians who regularly read has increased in recent years.

In 2018, the proportion of the population aged 5 years and over who engaged in reading activities was only 77.94%. This increased to 87.78% in 2021.

Of the entire population aged 5 years and over surveyed, the majority, or 69.93%, read holy scriptures, such as the Quran, Tripitaka, Vedas, Bible, and others.

"This reading activity (of holy scriptures) is significantly higher than the activity of reading other types of reading materials, such as newspapers, magazines/tabloids, storybooks, school textbooks, knowledge books, and others," said BPS in its 2021 Social and Cultural Statistics report.

BPS also noted that holy scriptures were read more by respondents living in urban areas (73.05%) than in rural areas (65.74%).

Readers were largely university graduates (80.3%), compared to those with a high school/equivalent education (76.1%), junior high school/equivalent (73.3%), elementary school/equivalent (73.7%), those who did not complete elementary school (64.8%), and those who had never attended school (12.7%).

Based on gender, readers of holy scriptures were more likely to be female (72.02%), while males were fewer (67.84%).

The most common readers of holy scriptures were in the 7-18 age group (74.95%) and the 45-59 age group (74.61%). Meanwhile, the lowest readership of holy scriptures was among the elderly aged 60 and over (57.2%).

"The decline in visual function among the elderly contributes to relatively low reading activity compared to other age groups, coupled with the fact that many elderly people are still illiterate," said BPS.

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