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GP resource for pre-university students: The future of reading

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People browsing books at Books Kinokuniya in Orchard, 23 December 2023.

In 2018, 93 per cent of Singaporean adults said they read for pleasure. In 2024, that figure dipped to 54 per cent.

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This is a special Straits Times resource for pre-university students as part of The Straits Times-Ministry of Education News Outreach Programme.

The team behind the ST-MOE News Outreach Programme has compiled a series of news resources for you. This week, we look at the future of reading.

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