Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.9618 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Bulgaria, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Bulgaria is 0.9618 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Bulgaria peaked at 0.978 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8158 GPIA, in 2009.
That places Bulgaria 35th 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.8395 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.9008 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8762 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8158 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9754 GPIA | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9007 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9696 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9045 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9292 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9757 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9665 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.978 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9314 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9463 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.928 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9618 GPIA | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8665 GPIA | 0.8158 GPIA | 0.9008 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.95 GPIA | 0.9007 GPIA | 0.978 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9419 GPIA | 0.928 GPIA | 0.9618 GPIA | 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 0.9618 GPIA 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 0.978 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8158 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th 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 6.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release