Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Italy
Italy: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.9591 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Italy, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Italy stood at 0.9591 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Italy peaked at 0.9591 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5767 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Italy 36th out of 64 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Italy, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.6125 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.5767 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6509 GPIA | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6291 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6996 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7063 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7493 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7379 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8009 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7757 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7962 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8346 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8392 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8951 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9575 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9591 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6338 GPIA | 0.5767 GPIA | 0.6996 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.78 GPIA | 0.7063 GPIA | 0.8392 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9373 GPIA | 0.8951 GPIA | 0.9591 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0445 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Italy?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Italy was 0.9591 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9591 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5767 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Italy ranks 36th out of 64 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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