Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.8621 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Azerbaijan, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Azerbaijan stood at 0.8621 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Azerbaijan peaked at 0.875 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4667 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Azerbaijan 54th out of 60 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.4667 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.6452 GPIA | +38.2% |
| 2010 | 0.875 GPIA | +35.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8571 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8571 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8654 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8654 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8679 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8571 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8621 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5559 GPIA | 0.4667 GPIA | 0.6452 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8637 GPIA | 0.8571 GPIA | 0.875 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.8631 GPIA | 0.8571 GPIA | 0.8679 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More education data for Azerbaijan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 116,398 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 107,195 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 94,762 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 603,966 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0592 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Azerbaijan?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Azerbaijan was 0.8621 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.875 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4667 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Azerbaijan ranks 54th out of 60 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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