Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Portugal
Portugal: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.9309 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Portugal, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.9309 GPIA for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Portugal peaked at 0.9562 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5775 GPIA, in 2008.
Portugal ranks 44th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.6818 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.655 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6276 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6344 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5775 GPIA | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6717 GPIA | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6873 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7246 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.781 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7787 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8038 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8119 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8788 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9021 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9027 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9364 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.952 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9562 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9357 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9309 GPIA | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6413 GPIA | 0.5775 GPIA | 0.6818 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8207 GPIA | 0.6873 GPIA | 0.9364 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9437 GPIA | 0.9309 GPIA | 0.9562 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,664 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11,380 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 136,282 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 128,743 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Portugal?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Portugal was 0.9309 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9562 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5775 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Portugal rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Portugal ranks 44th out of 64 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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