Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Korea
Korea: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.9619 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Korea, 2008–2023
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 Korea is 0.9619 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Korea peaked at 0.9792 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8364 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Korea 34th 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 15 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.8364 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.9082 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8571 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8585 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8718 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.934 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8955 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.917 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9397 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9384 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9541 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9533 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9792 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9747 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9619 GPIA | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8723 GPIA | 0.8364 GPIA | 0.9082 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9074 GPIA | 0.8571 GPIA | 0.9541 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9673 GPIA | 0.9533 GPIA | 0.9792 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More education data for Korea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233,046 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 76 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 434,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 412,067 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0484 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Korea?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Korea was 0.9619 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9792 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8364 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Korea rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Korea ranks 34th out of 64 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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