Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.9633 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Sweden, 2002–2024
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 Sweden is 0.9633 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Sweden peaked at 0.9729 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6779 GPIA, in 2003.
That places Sweden 32nd out of 64 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.7307 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.6779 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7974 GPIA | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7511 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7742 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.748 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7573 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8202 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8752 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9076 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9313 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9535 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9257 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.951 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8984 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9729 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.97 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9672 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9633 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7571 GPIA | 0.6779 GPIA | 0.8202 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9204 GPIA | 0.8752 GPIA | 0.9535 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9683 GPIA | 0.9633 GPIA | 0.9729 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Sweden?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Sweden was 0.9633 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9729 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6779 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Sweden ranks 32nd out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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