Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 5.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Azerbaijan, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 5.7% for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 96.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Azerbaijan peaked at 5.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2008.
Azerbaijan ranks 61st of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.6% | — |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +87.5% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +79.3% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 2.9% | 5.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 58 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.8% compare
- 59 Kazakhstan 10.2% compare
- 60 Egypt 7.6% compare
- 62 Ecuador 3.7% compare
- 63 Albania 3.1% compare
- 64 El Salvador 0.2% compare
More education data for Azerbaijan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 116,398 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 107,195 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 94,762 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 603,966 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0592 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Azerbaijan?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Azerbaijan was 5.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2008.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Azerbaijan ranks 61st out of 64 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release