Inequalities in Latin America are widely spread. When it comes to education, these differences are expressed in different aspects, including that of connectivity. According to data based on the results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2018, while more than half of students in the top socioeconomic quintile had access to sufficient internet bandwith in schools, this figure was true for 22 percent of students in the bottom quintile.
Share of students with sufficient internet bandwidth in schools according to their principals in Latin America in 2018, by socioeconomic quintile
Characteristic
Share of students
Bottom quintile
22%
Average
33%
Top quintile
52%
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According to the source, "the indicator is expressed as the percentage of students in schools whose school principal agreed or strongly agreed that the bandwidth or internet speed in the schools was sufficient".
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Inter-American Development Bank. (May 30, 2020). Share of students with sufficient internet bandwidth in schools according to their principals in Latin America in 2018, by socioeconomic quintile [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185430/share-students-sufficient-internet-speed-latin-america-type/
Inter-American Development Bank. "Share of students with sufficient internet bandwidth in schools according to their principals in Latin America in 2018, by socioeconomic quintile ." Chart. May 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185430/share-students-sufficient-internet-speed-latin-america-type/
Inter-American Development Bank. (2020). Share of students with sufficient internet bandwidth in schools according to their principals in Latin America in 2018, by socioeconomic quintile . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185430/share-students-sufficient-internet-speed-latin-america-type/
Inter-American Development Bank. "Share of Students with Sufficient Internet Bandwidth in Schools According to Their Principals in Latin America in 2018, by Socioeconomic Quintile ." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185430/share-students-sufficient-internet-speed-latin-america-type/
Inter-American Development Bank, Share of students with sufficient internet bandwidth in schools according to their principals in Latin America in 2018, by socioeconomic quintile Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185430/share-students-sufficient-internet-speed-latin-america-type/ (last visited April 15, 2025)
Share of students with sufficient internet bandwidth in schools according to their principals in Latin America in 2018, by socioeconomic quintile [Graph], Inter-American Development Bank, May 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185430/share-students-sufficient-internet-speed-latin-america-type/
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