The European questionnaire on Information and Communication Technologies Data reveals that there exists a disparity between the internet usage of people with a low (At most lower secondary education), medium (Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education), and high (Tertiary education) formal education level. This disparity although present in most countries, differs widely in its severity.
In 2019, 36 percent of users with low formal education in the United Kingdom replied that they used the internet to find information about goods and services. A higher share of users with medium or higher education tended to use the internet for this purpose. According to the 2020 survey 83 percent of people with a medium level of formal education 93 percent of users with a high degree of formal education informed themselves about goods and services online.
Share of people in the United Kingdom using the internet to inform themselves about about goods and services from 2014 to 2020, by formal education
Low formal education: At most lower secondary education; Medium formal education: Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education; High formal education: Tertiary education
Supplementary notes
*No data available for low formal education in 2020
The aim of the European ICT surveys is the timely provision of statistics on individuals and households on the use of Information and Communication Technologies at European level. Data coverage corresponds to Dataset [ISOC_BDE15CUA] code [I_IUIF] of the (Information and Communication Technologies) survey.
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