Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 60.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Bulgaria, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 60.2% for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Bulgaria peaked at 60.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2004.
That places Bulgaria 36th out of 64 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.1% | — |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +49.4% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | +52.4% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | +42.5% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | +48.8% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | +19.9% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 45.4% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | +32.2% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 60.2% | +14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 8.1% | 22.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 20.3% | 47.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 42.3% | 60.2% | 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 60.2% 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 60.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2004.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th out of 64 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 up 51.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release