Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.9754 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Bulgaria, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Bulgaria is 0.9754 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Bulgaria peaked at 1.15 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8571 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Bulgaria 48th out of 60 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.8571 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPIA | +22.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9456 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8922 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8943 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.14 GPIA | +27.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9242 GPIA | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 1.1 GPIA | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9841 GPIA | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9965 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.15 GPIA | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9223 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9698 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9754 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9274 GPIA | 0.8571 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.9242 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9721 GPIA | 0.9223 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,834 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 105,281 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7644 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Bulgaria?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Bulgaria was 0.9754 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8571 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Bulgaria ranks 48th out of 60 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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, 15-24 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