Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Ukraine
Ukraine: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 18.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Ukraine, 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Ukraine stood at 18.9%.
The figure is up 14.5% on the previous year and up 83.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Ukraine peaked at 19.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2007.
Ukraine ranks 53rd of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.4% | — |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +58.3% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +57.9% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | +71.7% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +23.5% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.4% | 6.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 10.3% | 19.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.5% | 18.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More education data for Ukraine
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 273,271 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3,125 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 390,498 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 359,757 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Ukraine?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Ukraine was 18.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2007.
- How does Ukraine rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Ukraine ranks 53rd out of 64 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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