Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Estonia

Estonia: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 1.14 GPIA in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
1.14 GPIA
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
10th
of 60 countries
All-time high
1.14 GPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.9608 GPIA
in 2005
Years of data
14
2004–2017

Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Estonia, 2004–2017

00.250.50.7511.22004201020172004: 1.1 GPIA2005: 0.961 GPIA2006: 1 GPIA2007: 1.1 GPIA2008: 1.1 GPIA2009: 1.1 GPIA2010: 1.1 GPIA2011: 1.1 GPIA2012: 1.1 GPIA2013: 1 GPIA2014: 1 GPIA2015: 1 GPIA2016: 1 GPIA2017: 1.1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 1.14 GPIA for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Estonia peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9608 GPIA, in 2005.

Estonia ranks 10th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for 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) in Estonia, 2004 to 2017.
Year GPIA Change
2004 1.06 GPIA
2005 0.9608 GPIA -9.7%
2006 1.01 GPIA +5.5%
2007 1.11 GPIA +9.1%
2008 1.08 GPIA -2.7%
2009 1.06 GPIA -1.3%
2010 1.1 GPIA +3.6%
2011 1.09 GPIA -0.9%
2012 1.08 GPIA -1.4%
2013 1.02 GPIA -5.3%
2014 1.03 GPIA +0.5%
2015 1.01 GPIA -1.5%
2016 1.03 GPIA +1.7%
2017 1.14 GPIA +11.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.05 GPIA 0.9608 GPIA 1.11 GPIA 6
2010s 1.06 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 1.14 GPIA 8

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 7 Kazakhstan 1.16 GPIA
  2. 8 Georgia 1.15 GPIA
  3. 9 Latvia 1.15 GPIA compare
  4. 11 Thailand 1.13 GPIA compare
  5. 12 Italy 1.12 GPIA compare
  6. 13 Slovakia 1.12 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Estonia?
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Estonia was 1.14 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 2017.
What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9608 GPIA in 2005.
How does Estonia rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
Estonia ranks 10th out of 60 countries with data for 2017.
Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Estonia 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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Indicator
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)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
60 places, 750 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release