Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Croatia
Croatia: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.8674 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Croatia, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Croatia stood at 0.8674 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Croatia peaked at 0.9671 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6418 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Croatia 53rd out of 60 countries with data for 2023, 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 Croatia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.7529 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.6418 GPIA | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8006 GPIA | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6771 GPIA | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7411 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6947 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8062 GPIA | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9046 GPIA | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8229 GPIA | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8787 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7688 GPIA | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.908 GPIA | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 0.87 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8512 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9671 GPIA | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8674 GPIA | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7318 GPIA | 0.6418 GPIA | 0.8006 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8002 GPIA | 0.6771 GPIA | 0.908 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8889 GPIA | 0.8512 GPIA | 0.9671 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More education data for Croatia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53,231 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 172 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 59,775 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 55,903 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 325,996 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 147,483 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0382 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Croatia?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Croatia was 0.8674 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9671 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6418 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Croatia rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Croatia ranks 53rd out of 60 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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