Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Czechia
Czechia: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.988 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Czechia, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Czechia is 0.988 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Czechia peaked at 0.988 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5769 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Czechia 21st out of 60 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Czechia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.5795 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.5769 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6754 GPIA | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7486 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7535 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7544 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8365 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7905 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8592 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9016 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9289 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9067 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9175 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9449 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9509 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9653 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.975 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.972 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9576 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.988 GPIA | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7036 GPIA | 0.5769 GPIA | 0.8365 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9073 GPIA | 0.7905 GPIA | 0.9653 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9731 GPIA | 0.9576 GPIA | 0.988 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More education data for Czechia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 69,387 (2013)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3,449 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 195,372 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 180,564 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 918,975 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 579,161 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0533 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Czechia?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Czechia was 0.988 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.988 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5769 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Czechia rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Czechia ranks 21st out of 60 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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