Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Finland
Finland: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.992 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Finland, 2002–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2016, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Finland stood at 0.992 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Finland peaked at 0.992 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7292 GPIA, in 2003.
That places Finland 21st out of 64 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Finland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.7924 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.7292 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8604 GPIA | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8716 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9516 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9512 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.934 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9661 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9604 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9535 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9584 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.94 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9128 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9086 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.992 GPIA | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8821 GPIA | 0.7292 GPIA | 0.9661 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9465 GPIA | 0.9086 GPIA | 0.992 GPIA | 7 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,036 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,318 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 543,350 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 360,117 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0641 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Finland?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Finland was 0.992 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.992 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7292 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Finland rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Finland ranks 21st out of 64 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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