Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Germany
Germany: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.9018 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Germany, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Germany stood at 0.9018 GPIA.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Germany peaked at 0.9218 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5204 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Germany 49th out of 64 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.5204 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.6128 GPIA | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5953 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5887 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6065 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7184 GPIA | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7791 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7841 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7965 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8376 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8362 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8308 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8349 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.852 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9058 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.898 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9218 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8776 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9018 GPIA | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5847 GPIA | 0.5204 GPIA | 0.6128 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8077 GPIA | 0.7184 GPIA | 0.852 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.901 GPIA | 0.8776 GPIA | 0.9218 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 46 Morocco 0.9253 GPIA compare
- 47 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9147 GPIA compare
- 48 Azerbaijan 0.9123 GPIA compare
- 50 Romania 0.901 GPIA compare
- 51 North Macedonia 0.9004 GPIA compare
- 52 Japan 0.8901 GPIA compare
More education data for Germany
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 618,670 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Germany?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Germany was 0.9018 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9218 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5204 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Germany rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Germany ranks 49th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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