This statistic presents the results of a survey asking school students if they used full-size tablets at least a few times a week for their school work. The results are differentiated by the subjects that they would use a tablet device for and the level of school they were in. Through the survey, it was found that 42 percent of US elementary school students used a full-sized tablet for their science school work at least a few times per week.
Share of students who used a full-size tablet for school work at least a few times a week in the United States as of February 2013, by education level and subject
Characteristic
English/language class
Math
History/social studies
Science
Foreign language
Total
53%
52%
51%
50%
36%
Elementary
50%
44%
44%
42%
16%
Middle School
55%
59%
56%
55%
40%
High School
52%
50%
49%
48%
41%
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Original question: "During this school year, how often did you use a full-size tablet to do school work for any of the following subjects?" Base: Among those who use full-size tablets and take the class (floating)
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Pearson. (April 5, 2013). Share of students who used a full-size tablet for school work at least a few times a week in the United States as of February 2013, by education level and subject [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273855/full-size-tablet-usage-frequency-for-school-work-by-us-students-by-education-level/
Pearson. "Share of students who used a full-size tablet for school work at least a few times a week in the United States as of February 2013, by education level and subject ." Chart. April 5, 2013. Statista. Accessed May 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273855/full-size-tablet-usage-frequency-for-school-work-by-us-students-by-education-level/
Pearson. (2013). Share of students who used a full-size tablet for school work at least a few times a week in the United States as of February 2013, by education level and subject . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273855/full-size-tablet-usage-frequency-for-school-work-by-us-students-by-education-level/
Pearson. "Share of Students Who Used a Full-size Tablet for School Work at Least a Few times a Week in The United States as of February 2013, by Education Level and Subject ." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Apr 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273855/full-size-tablet-usage-frequency-for-school-work-by-us-students-by-education-level/
Pearson, Share of students who used a full-size tablet for school work at least a few times a week in the United States as of February 2013, by education level and subject Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273855/full-size-tablet-usage-frequency-for-school-work-by-us-students-by-education-level/ (last visited May 14, 2025)
Share of students who used a full-size tablet for school work at least a few times a week in the United States as of February 2013, by education level and subject [Graph], Pearson, April 5, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/273855/full-size-tablet-usage-frequency-for-school-work-by-us-students-by-education-level/
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