Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Romania
Romania: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.8957 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Romania, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Romania stood at 0.8957 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Romania peaked at 0.8957 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7519 GPIA, in 2008.
Romania ranks 47th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Romania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.7705 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.7654 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7519 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8177 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8102 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8533 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.858 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8207 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8531 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8338 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8223 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8625 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8114 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8496 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.886 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8957 GPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7764 GPIA | 0.7519 GPIA | 0.8177 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8392 GPIA | 0.8102 GPIA | 0.8625 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8607 GPIA | 0.8114 GPIA | 0.8957 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9155 GPIA compare
- 45 North Macedonia 0.9131 GPIA compare
- 46 Netherlands 0.8964 GPIA compare
- 48 France 0.8867 GPIA compare
- 49 Germany 0.8837 GPIA compare
- 50 Greece 0.8829 GPIA compare
More education data for Romania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 125,405 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,415 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 267,679 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 254,147 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 873,154 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7448 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Romania?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Romania was 0.8957 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8957 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7519 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Romania rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Romania ranks 47th out of 60 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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