Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Korea
Korea: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.9567 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Korea, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Korea stood at 0.9567 GPIA.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Korea peaked at 0.976 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7991 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Korea 31st 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 15 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.7991 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.8706 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8366 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8417 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8614 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9272 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8796 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9036 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9313 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9326 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9487 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9458 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.976 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9716 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9567 GPIA | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8349 GPIA | 0.7991 GPIA | 0.8706 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8959 GPIA | 0.8366 GPIA | 0.9487 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9625 GPIA | 0.9458 GPIA | 0.976 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More education data for Korea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233,046 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 76 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 434,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 412,067 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0484 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Korea?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Korea was 0.9567 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.976 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7991 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Korea rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Korea ranks 31st out of 60 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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