This statistic shows the responses to the survey question: "Did you use mobile internet on a device in the past 3 months?" This figure illustrates the share of individuals who using mobile internet with different devices in 2019, by education level. As of 2019, roughly 47 percent of highly educated Dutch individuals said they used mobile internet on a laptop.
Did you use mobile internet on a device in the past 3 months?*
Characteristic
Total
Mobile phone or smartphone
Laptop
Tablet
Other mobile device
Low
71.7%
68.7%
24.6%
19.4%
7.1%
Mid
88.5%
86.8%
33.7%
25.2%
10%
High
94.1%
92.7%
47.3%
37.9%
15.3%
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individuals who are part of a private household; excluding citizens in institutions and homes
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Supplementary notes
* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "In the past 3 months, have you used mobile internet at home or at work on one of the following devices: - Mobile phone or smartphone? - Laptop or netbook? - Tablet? - Other device?"
Multiple answers possible.
The source defines the education levels as follows:
Low education level: "Primary education, VMBO (preparatory middle-level vocational education), first three years of Havo/VWO (higher general and pre-university secondary education), or assistant education (MBO-1)"
Mid education level: "Last years of Havo/VWO, MBO2, 3 and 4 (middle applied education)"
High education level: "HBO (higher applied education) and WO (university studies) and older educational programs which are comparable."
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (October 8, 2019). Did you use mobile internet on a device in the past 3 months?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/575424/devices-used-with-mobile-internet-in-the-netherlands-by-education-level/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Did you use mobile internet on a device in the past 3 months?*." Chart. October 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/575424/devices-used-with-mobile-internet-in-the-netherlands-by-education-level/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2019). Did you use mobile internet on a device in the past 3 months?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/575424/devices-used-with-mobile-internet-in-the-netherlands-by-education-level/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Did You Use Mobile Internet on a Device in The past 3 Months?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/575424/devices-used-with-mobile-internet-in-the-netherlands-by-education-level/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Did you use mobile internet on a device in the past 3 months?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/575424/devices-used-with-mobile-internet-in-the-netherlands-by-education-level/ (last visited May 13, 2025)
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