Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Romania
Romania: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.901 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Romania, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Romania stood at 0.901 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Romania peaked at 0.901 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7895 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Romania 50th out of 64 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Romania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.7895 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.8105 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7909 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8767 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8703 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8879 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.893 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8439 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8837 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.861 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8568 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.873 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8378 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.871 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8989 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.901 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8169 GPIA | 0.7895 GPIA | 0.8767 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8712 GPIA | 0.8439 GPIA | 0.893 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8772 GPIA | 0.8378 GPIA | 0.901 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 47 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9147 GPIA compare
- 48 Azerbaijan 0.9123 GPIA compare
- 49 Germany 0.9018 GPIA compare
- 51 North Macedonia 0.9004 GPIA compare
- 52 Japan 0.8901 GPIA compare
- 53 Belgium 0.8838 GPIA compare
More education data for Romania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 125,405 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,415 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 267,679 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 254,147 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 873,154 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7448 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Romania?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Romania was 0.901 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.901 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7895 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Romania rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Romania ranks 50th out of 64 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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