STATISTIC SAYS: Who is keeping reading alive in Nigeria?
Overall adult literacy in Nigeria: 71% men vs 53% women. This shows that Men still have more access.
But among students who do read? Research in Southwest Nigeria shows female students average 2.9 hrs/day reading vs 2.8 hrs for male students.
And check your timeline
Book clubs in PH/Lagos? 80% women.
Booktok NG? Women.
Those buying books & showing up to events? Women.
So the question is not about ability but it's about culture.
Are Nigerian women keeping the READING CULTURE alive, even with lower literacy access?
Let's debate honestly 👇
Is it that women read more, or men just don't show their reading online?
I think both can be true. Women may genuinely be more visible in reading spaces, but online visibility doesn’t necessarily mean men aren’t reading.
The bigger question for me is who is reading, what are they reading, and how often? Social media can show us a pattern, but it may not tell the whole story.
Maybe women are keeping the visible reading culture alive, but we shouldn’t conclude that men don’t read simply because we don’t see them showing it online.
@yomijanet well statistics says women are carrying the reading culture.
Dont think reading is something you can hide like that If truly you’re a reader. Why is their stats low?