Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Austria
Austria: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.8634 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Austria, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Austria stood at 0.8634 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Austria peaked at 0.8634 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6063 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Austria 59th out of 64 countries with data for 2022, 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 Austria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.6063 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.6736 GPIA | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6513 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6911 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6552 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6212 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6108 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7193 GPIA | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7515 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7851 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.784 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6532 GPIA | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7404 GPIA | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.766 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8206 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8224 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8634 GPIA | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6536 GPIA | 0.6063 GPIA | 0.7193 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7654 GPIA | 0.6532 GPIA | 0.8224 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8634 GPIA | 0.8634 GPIA | 0.8634 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 56 Switzerland 0.8795 GPIA compare
- 57 France 0.879 GPIA compare
- 58 Netherlands 0.8716 GPIA compare
- 60 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.8426 GPIA compare
- 61 Croatia 0.8206 GPIA compare
- 62 Ukraine 0.8042 GPIA compare
More education data for Austria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75,436 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,699 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 141,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 134,270 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 706,802 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 368,502 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Austria?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Austria was 0.8634 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8634 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6063 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Austria rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Austria ranks 59th out of 64 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release