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
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Czechia, 2003–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Czechia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 69,387 (2013)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3,449 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 195,372 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 180,564 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 918,975 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 579,161 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0533 units per person (2023)
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release