Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Poland
Poland: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Poland, 2004–2023
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 Poland is 1 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Poland peaked at 1 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8191 GPIA, in 2009.
Poland ranks 17th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Poland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.8767 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.9764 GPIA | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9458 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8868 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.88 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8191 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9176 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9251 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9226 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8715 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9937 GPIA | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9642 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9745 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.969 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9611 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9848 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9943 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9984 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8975 GPIA | 0.8191 GPIA | 0.9764 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9444 GPIA | 0.8715 GPIA | 0.9937 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9955 GPIA | 0.9848 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 322,900 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,398 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 776,213 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 735,804 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.60 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Poland?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Poland was 1 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8191 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Poland rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Poland ranks 17th out of 64 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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