The table illustrates the proportion of people between 18-65 years old in Canada, Australia, France, Italy, and India, who took part in reading, sports, and watching TV activities from 2010 to 2020. Units are measured in percentages.
Overall, the participation of leisure activities in five countries showed a constant change over ten years, with Canada showing the highest percentage of the participants, while India consistently had the lowest.
In Canada, 55% of people aged 18-65 chose reading, the highest among the activities. This figure steadily rose by 10% reaching 65% by 2020, the highest percentage among all countries for reading participation over the decade. While in sports, people demonstrated a slight rise, ranging from 40% to 45% during ten years. Compared to the interest of watching TV, the activity was most selected among the activities in Canada, standing at 80% in 2010 and rising to 85% by 2020. Similarly, Australia started at 50% in 2010, and climbed to 60% by 2020 in reading, closely following Canada. Conversely, Australian’s participation grew from 40% to 45% in sports and from 85% to 85% in ten years, slightly higher than Canada and other places’ participations.
Reading interest in France and Italy experienced similar patterns of growth, starting at 40% and 35%, respectively, in 2010 and increasing to 55% and 50%, respectively, by 2020. The percentage of sports participations in France and Italy were similar, ranging from 35% and 30%, respectively, in 2010 and to 40% and 35% by 2020. Notably, France’s 70% in 2010 was equal to Italy’s 70% in 2020. France reached 75% by 2020, while Italy’s 70% participation in 2020 was similar to France’s figure in 2010.
India consistently recorded the lowest participation rates across all activities. In reading and sports, participation rates started at 20% and 25% in 2010 and doubled to 40% by 2020. Meanwhile, watching TV was the most popular activity in India, increasing modestly from 60% to 65% over the decade.