In 2021, the gender gap in mobile internet use across low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide was 16 percent, down from 19 percent in 2019. Additionally, LMICs in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa had the largest gender gap with women being 41 percent and 37 percent less likely to access the internet than men in the respective regions.
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GSMA Intelligence. (September 1, 2021). Gender gap in mobile internet use in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide from 2017 to 2021, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/272993/gender-distibution-of-the-global-internet-population/
GSMA Intelligence. "Gender gap in mobile internet use in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide from 2017 to 2021, by region." Chart. September 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272993/gender-distibution-of-the-global-internet-population/
GSMA Intelligence. (2021). Gender gap in mobile internet use in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide from 2017 to 2021, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272993/gender-distibution-of-the-global-internet-population/
GSMA Intelligence. "Gender Gap in Mobile Internet Use in Low-and Middle-income Countries (Lmics) Worldwide from 2017 to 2021, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272993/gender-distibution-of-the-global-internet-population/
GSMA Intelligence, Gender gap in mobile internet use in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide from 2017 to 2021, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272993/gender-distibution-of-the-global-internet-population/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Gender gap in mobile internet use in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide from 2017 to 2021, by region [Graph], GSMA Intelligence, September 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/272993/gender-distibution-of-the-global-internet-population/