Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Austria
Austria: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.8593 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Austria, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.8593 GPIA for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Austria peaked at 0.8593 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5565 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Austria 56th out of 60 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Austria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.5565 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.6075 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6292 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6164 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5965 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5691 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7307 GPIA | +28.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7433 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7559 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7695 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6288 GPIA | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7119 GPIA | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7295 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.812 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8593 GPIA | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6132 GPIA | 0.5565 GPIA | 0.7307 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7358 GPIA | 0.6288 GPIA | 0.812 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8593 GPIA | 0.8593 GPIA | 0.8593 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75,436 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,699 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 141,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 134,270 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 706,802 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 368,502 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Austria?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Austria was 0.8593 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8593 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5565 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Austria rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Austria ranks 56th out of 60 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release