Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Greece
Greece: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.8829 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Greece, 2002–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.8829 GPIA for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Greece peaked at 0.8951 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4598 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Greece 50th out of 60 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Greece, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.4598 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.6667 GPIA | +45.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5763 GPIA | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.57 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5649 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6057 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5942 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6667 GPIA | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6679 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7874 GPIA | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8353 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7979 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8827 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8951 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8829 GPIA | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.588 GPIA | 0.4598 GPIA | 0.6667 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8213 GPIA | 0.6679 GPIA | 0.8951 GPIA | 7 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0556 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Greece?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Greece was 0.8829 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8951 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4598 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Greece rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Greece ranks 50th out of 60 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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