isn’t everyone using the internet?
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Telecentre Europe recently released an infografic on Digital Inclusion. The document is based on Eurostat data and provides useful data about the usage of internet around Europe. http://www.telecentre-europe.org/TRANSCRIPT
14%
7%
16%
20%
21%
45%
29%
18%
39% 29%
20%
41%
27%
9%
5%
11%
33%
8%
28%
30%
7%
18%
33%
41%
54%
46%
24%
120million people
24%
Isn’t everyone using the internet?
So what type of people are going online?
Is it more men than women? In most countries it’s more men than women, but not everywhere...
Is it more educated people?Yep... definitely. People with high formal education use it loads more than people with no or low education
And what are they doing online?
What’s stopping some people from using the internet?
Loads of
different things This many people are using it for education and learning
This many people are using it to look for and apply for jobs
Well, as it turns out, no. This percent of people NEVER use the internet
Which is this percent of the 500 million people in the European Union
Which is a whopping...
Well, all these factors
This many people don’t have the Necessary skills
European Union
Belguim
Denmark
Germany
Estonia
Ireland
Greece
Spain
France
Italy Slovenia
Slovakia
Cyprus
Latvia
Finland
Sweden
United Kingdom
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Hungary
Malta
Netherlands
Austria
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
This many people can’t afford it
European Union
Cyprus
Estonia
Malta
Denmark
Lithuania
Luxembourg
European Union
Latvia
Estonia
Slovenia
Netherlands
Malta
Luxembourg
European Union
Luxembourg
Finland
Denmark
Czech Republic
Romania
Bulgaria
European Union
Denmark
Latvia
Finland
Romania
Czech Republic
Cyprus
European Union Germany Lithuania
Transport
Shopping Education and learning
Looking for jobs
Entertainment
News
Social
Relevance
Equipment costs
Disability
Access costs
Lack of skills
Safety
Harmful content
Estonia IrelandLuxembourgItalyAustria
European Union Poland Portugal Greece RomaniaNetherlandsSwedenDenmark
91% 82%56% 46%
81% 71%70% 65%80% 73%
61% 61%72% 74% 70% 73%
17%
39%
72%
70%
64%
22%
32%
68%
60%
58%
15%
10%
5%
23%
54%
42%
5%
4%
3%
20%
13%
27%
27%
27%
9%
7%
7%
45%
92%80%
97%78%
97%76%
98%
41%
90%
33%
93%
15%
80%
16%
87%
53%
All figures are in percentages Data from
Use
Digital Inclusion AccessContent
Formal Education Gender BarriersEmployabilityEducation
Year
EU (27 Countries)
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
2011
68%
76
78
46
54
63
87
73
86
74
77
47
66
71
51
66
61
86
66
90
58
51
37
72
64
62
91
81
2011
45%
52
58
17
26
52
80
62
72
60
64
15
37
44
28
52
42
74
49
76
41
33
16
57
30
37
78
42
2011
70%
81
81
47
58
66
89
72
86
76
80
51
68
70
56
67
61
91
68
91
60
54
39
73
68
65
92
82
2010
17%
21
14
12
7
7
27
25
27
15
18
13
20
20
12
27
14
15
20
19
11
11
9
18
14
17
26
26
2010
23%
15
25
14
20
12
5
53
26
36
28
10
40
10
10
54
21
3
4
5
21
16
41
18
42
25
27
18
2011
24%
18
14
46
41
24
07
20
9
18
16
45
28
21
39
27
33
08
30
7
33
41
54
20
29
29
5
11
2011
92%
91
95
82
84
92
97
86
95
95
89
80
92
93
85
88
91
97
97
98
90
93
87
94
93
91
97
95
2011
65%
71
75
45
51
60
86
74
85
72
73
44
65
73
46
66
61
82
64
88
56
48
36
71
61
59
89
79
2010
39%
35
39
13
23
22
64
33
70
53
38
28
33
44
38
42
25
72
43
38
35
42
20
27
47
39
50
42
2010
32%
28
28
43
68
20
15
60
49
38
32
33
35
28
36
44
10
5
58
19
30
52
34
33
58
28
36
19
Individuals regularly using the internet
Countries represented in the overleaf infographic illustrate the highest and lowest ranking countries in the these categories
Individuals regularly using the internet with no or low formal education
Men 16–74 regularly using the internet
Individuals using the internet to look and apply for jobs
Households without internet as access costs are too high
Individuals never having used the internet
Individuals regularly using the internet with high formal education
Women 16–74 regularly using the internet
Individuals using the internet for training and education
Households without internet because of lack of skills
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