“Books lent” went from 18.5 in 1382 (2003/04) to 29.9 in 1397 (2018/19). “Number of visits” went from 42 in 1382 (2003/04) to 53.3 in 1397 (2018/19).

Audience use of public libraries in Iran, 1382–1397 (2003–2019)
Year	Books lent	Number of visits
1382 (2003/04)	18.5	42
1383 (2004/05)	19.5	42
1384 (2005/06)	20.6	43
1385 (2006/07)	20.1	44
1386 (2007/08)	20.5	40
1387 (2008/09)	21.6	42.2
1388 (2009/10)	25.9	52.3
1389 (2010/11)	20.1	62.7
1390 (2011/12)	34.6	73.3
1391 (2012/13)	32.5	73.1
1392 (2013/14)	31.6	72.4
1393 (2014/15)	33.5	71.6
1394 (2015/16)	30.9	66.3
1395 (2016/17)	19.8	58.7
1396 (2017/18)	25.4	53.2
1397 (2018/19)	29.9	53.3

Machine-translated from Persian by Namafar; the Persian original is authoritative. Read the original in Persian

About this data

The data on this page is about Iran. Figures come from Iranian sources as published, without adjustment.

Iranian (Solar Hijri) years run from late March to March: 1404 = March 2025 to March 2026.

Details

Source: Iran Public Libraries Foundation
Year: 1399 (2020/21)
Industry: Books and publishing
Published: Oct 5, 2020

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