Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Czechia

Czechia: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.967 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.967 GPIA
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
31st
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.967 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.6452 GPIA
in 2004
Years of data
20
2003–2023

Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Czechia, 2003–2023

00.20.40.60.812003201320232003: 0.689 GPIA2004: 0.645 GPIA2005: 0.758 GPIA2006: 0.751 GPIA2007: 0.806 GPIA2008: 0.778 GPIA2009: 0.874 GPIA2010: 0.811 GPIA2011: 0.887 GPIA2012: 0.911 GPIA2013: 0.928 GPIA2014: 0.931 GPIA2015: 0.909 GPIA2016: 0.932 GPIA2017: 0.923 GPIA2019: 0.93 GPIA2020: 0.952 GPIA2021: 0.944 GPIA2022: 0.921 GPIA2023: 0.967 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Czechia recorded 0.967 GPIA for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Czechia peaked at 0.967 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6452 GPIA, in 2004.

Czechia ranks 31st of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Czechia, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Czechia, 2003 to 2023.
Year GPIA Change
2003 0.6887 GPIA
2004 0.6452 GPIA -6.3%
2005 0.7576 GPIA +17.4%
2006 0.7512 GPIA -0.8%
2007 0.8058 GPIA +7.3%
2008 0.7778 GPIA -3.5%
2009 0.8744 GPIA +12.4%
2010 0.8111 GPIA -7.2%
2011 0.8869 GPIA +9.4%
2012 0.9109 GPIA +2.7%
2013 0.9285 GPIA +1.9%
2014 0.9309 GPIA +0.3%
2015 0.9092 GPIA -2.3%
2016 0.9317 GPIA +2.5%
2017 0.9231 GPIA -0.9%
2019 0.9301 GPIA +0.8%
2020 0.9523 GPIA +2.4%
2021 0.9436 GPIA -0.9%
2022 0.9208 GPIA -2.4%
2023 0.967 GPIA +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7572 GPIA 0.6452 GPIA 0.8744 GPIA 7
2010s 0.9069 GPIA 0.8111 GPIA 0.9317 GPIA 9
2020s 0.9459 GPIA 0.9208 GPIA 0.967 GPIA 4

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 28 Bahrain 0.97 GPIA compare
  2. 29 Slovenia 0.9698 GPIA compare
  3. 30 Ireland 0.9679 GPIA compare
  4. 32 Sweden 0.9633 GPIA compare
  5. 33 Brazil 0.9628 GPIA compare
  6. 34 Korea 0.9619 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 64 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Czechia?
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Czechia was 0.967 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 Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 0.967 GPIA in 2023.
What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6452 GPIA in 2004.
How does Czechia rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
Czechia ranks 31st out of 64 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Czechia 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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Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
64 places, 802 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release