Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Greece
Greece: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.8834 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Greece, 2002–2016
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 Greece is 0.8834 GPIA, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Greece peaked at 0.9076 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5938 GPIA, in 2002.
Greece ranks 54th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Greece, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.5938 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.6981 GPIA | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6618 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6916 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6353 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6359 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6085 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7 GPIA | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7172 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8082 GPIA | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8482 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8209 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9076 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9018 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8834 GPIA | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6531 GPIA | 0.5938 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.841 GPIA | 0.7172 GPIA | 0.9076 GPIA | 7 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 51 North Macedonia 0.9004 GPIA compare
- 52 Japan 0.8901 GPIA
- 53 Belgium 0.8838 GPIA compare
- 55 Egypt 0.8816 GPIA
- 56 Switzerland 0.8795 GPIA compare
- 57 France 0.879 GPIA compare
More education data for Greece
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0556 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Greece?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Greece was 0.8834 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9076 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5938 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Greece rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Greece ranks 54th out of 64 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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