Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Netherlands
Netherlands: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.8964 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Netherlands, 2002–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2016, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Netherlands stood at 0.8964 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.6% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Netherlands peaked at 0.8964 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3841 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Netherlands 46th 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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.3841 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.4679 GPIA | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5587 GPIA | +19.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6167 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7111 GPIA | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7152 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7152 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7515 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.757 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7662 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8161 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7776 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.828 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7685 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8964 GPIA | +16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.615 GPIA | 0.3841 GPIA | 0.7515 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8014 GPIA | 0.757 GPIA | 0.8964 GPIA | 7 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 43 Luxembourg 0.917 GPIA compare
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9155 GPIA
- 45 North Macedonia 0.9131 GPIA compare
- 47 Romania 0.8957 GPIA compare
- 48 France 0.8867 GPIA compare
- 49 Germany 0.8837 GPIA compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.064 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Netherlands?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Netherlands was 0.8964 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8964 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3841 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Netherlands rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Netherlands ranks 46th out of 60 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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