Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Poland
Poland: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.9957 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Poland, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.9957 GPIA for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Poland peaked at 0.9957 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7765 GPIA, in 2009.
That places Poland 17th 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 19 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Poland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.91 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.9394 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9091 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8527 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8683 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7765 GPIA | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8588 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9394 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9373 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8597 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9827 GPIA | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9741 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9645 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9596 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.957 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9831 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9855 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9906 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9957 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.876 GPIA | 0.7765 GPIA | 0.9394 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.937 GPIA | 0.8588 GPIA | 0.9827 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9887 GPIA | 0.9831 GPIA | 0.9957 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 322,900 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,398 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 776,213 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 735,804 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.60 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Poland?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Poland was 0.9957 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9957 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7765 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Poland rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Poland ranks 17th out of 60 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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