Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Ireland
Ireland: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.9562 GPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Ireland, 2003–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.9562 GPIA for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in 2015. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Ireland peaked at 0.9562 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4783 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Ireland 32nd out of 60 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.4915 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.4783 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6957 GPIA | +45.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5714 GPIA | -17.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5038 GPIA | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7351 GPIA | +45.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6714 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.668 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8492 GPIA | +27.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8044 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8739 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9342 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9562 GPIA | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5925 GPIA | 0.4783 GPIA | 0.7351 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8477 GPIA | 0.668 GPIA | 0.9562 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Ireland?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Ireland was 0.9562 GPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9562 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4783 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Ireland rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Ireland ranks 32nd out of 60 countries with data for 2015.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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