Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
66
Highest
95.6%
Hong Kong, China
Lowest
0.2%
El Salvador
Median
69.5%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
915

What the numbers show

Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 66 countries. The highest value is 95.6% in Hong Kong, China; the lowest is 0.2% in El Salvador.

The median across all reporting countries is 69.5%, and the mean is 62.7%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 478.

Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 3,806.7%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 33.3%).

Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Hong Kong, China 95.6% 2022 up 51.0% rising
2 Denmark 94.1% 2024 up 12.3% rising
3 Norway 94.0% 2023 up 19.0% rising
4 Malaysia 90.6% 2023 up 60.1% rising
5 Iceland 89.1% 2014 up 23.9% rising
6 Finland 86.7% 2023 up 9.3% rising
7 Korea 86.2% 2023 up 71.4% rising
8 Sweden 85.5% 2024 down 0.5% rising
9 Netherlands 85.3% 2022 up 3.1% rising
10 Hungary 84.8% 2024 up 28.7% rising
11 Switzerland 84.4% 2023 up 28.1% rising
12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 81.7% 2020 up 30.1% rising
13 Cyprus 81.3% 2023 up 44.9% rising
14 United Arab Emirates 80.9% 2023 up 64.4% rising
15 Estonia 78.8% 2023 up 31.1% rising
16 Belgium 78.5% 2023 up 17.9% rising
17 Czechia 78.1% 2023 up 23.2% rising
18 Malta 78.0% 2023 up 56.6% rising
18 Austria 78.0% 2024 up 13.2% rising
20 Israel 77.9% 2023 up 9.7% rising
21 Germany 77.8% 2024 down 1.9% rising
22 Slovenia 76.6% 2023 up 39.8% rising
23 Greece 75.8% 2023 up 51.9% volatile
24 Lithuania 74.8% 2023 up 32.4% rising
25 Croatia 74.5% 2023 up 60.6% rising
26 Portugal 73.2% 2023 up 59.1% rising
27 Luxembourg 72.5% 2024 down 11.8% rising
28 Spain 72.3% 2023 up 51.9% rising
29 Belarus 71.4% 2023 up 51.9% rising
30 Mexico 71.2% 2023 up 154.3% volatile
31 Macau, China 70.7% 2021 up 30.7% rising
32 Japan 70.6% 2017 rising
33 Slovakia 70.1% 2024 up 17.4% rising
34 Bahrain 69.0% 2023 up 27.3% rising
35 Ireland 66.8% 2015 up 129.6% rising
36 Latvia 66.6% 2023 up 27.6% rising
37 Türkiye 65.4% 2024 up 97.0% volatile
37 Singapore 65.4% 2023 up 174.8% rising
39 Serbia 65.2% 2023 up 47.8% rising
40 Peru 64.4% 2023 up 76.4% rising
40 Poland 64.4% 2023 up 41.5% rising
42 France 60.0% 2023 down 12.2% rising
43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 58.6% 2023 up 3,806.7% rising
44 Italy 58.5% 2023 up 57.3% rising
45 Montenegro 58.1% 2022 up 233.9% rising
46 Russian Federation 57.1% 2023 up 139.9% rising
47 Albania 52.9% 2023 rising
47 Egypt 52.9% 2022 up 979.6% volatile
49 Qatar 51.6% 2020 up 22.6% rising
50 Bulgaria 50.7% 2023 up 45.3% rising
51 North Macedonia 49.6% 2018 up 123.4% rising
52 Romania 48.9% 2023 up 90.3% rising
53 Brazil 48.4% 2023 up 46.2% rising
54 Ecuador 39.9% 2024 up 216.7% volatile
55 Georgia 37.0% 2023 up 92.7% rising
56 Kazakhstan 35.8% 2023 up 60.5% rising
57 Thailand 35.2% 2020 up 91.3% rising
58 Colombia 35.0% 2023 up 27.7% rising
59 Jamaica 32.0% 2016 up 95.1% rising
60 Paraguay 31.4% 2023 up 2,142.9% volatile
61 Morocco 18.4% 2021 up 95.7% rising
62 Iran, Islamic Republic of 17.2% 2021 up 237.3% rising
63 Indonesia 16.3% 2023 down 17.3% volatile
64 Ukraine 13.5% 2018 up 694.1% volatile
65 Azerbaijan 13.4% 2023 up 252.6% rising
66 El Salvador 0.2% 2020 down 33.3% flat

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Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
66 places, 915 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release