Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Netherlands
Netherlands: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.8716 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Netherlands, 2003–2016
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 Netherlands is 0.8716 GPIA, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.5% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Netherlands peaked at 0.8716 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5015 GPIA, in 2003.
Netherlands ranks 58th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.5015 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.5951 GPIA | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6545 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7227 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7522 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7198 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7476 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7774 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7878 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8319 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7994 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8094 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.748 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8716 GPIA | +16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6705 GPIA | 0.5015 GPIA | 0.7522 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8036 GPIA | 0.748 GPIA | 0.8716 GPIA | 7 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.064 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Netherlands?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Netherlands was 0.8716 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8716 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5015 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Netherlands rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Netherlands ranks 58th out of 64 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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