This statistic presents the percentage of children in selected countries reporting their involvement in online activities between 2016 to 2017. According to the findings, 89 percent of Bulgarian children reported to using the internet to watch video clips online, while in comparison only 52 percent of South African children stated similarly.
Percentage of children in selected countries reporting their involvement in online activities between 2016 to 2017
Characteristic
Bulgaria
Chile
South Africa
Watched video clips
89%
88%
52%
Played online games
73%
64%
53%
Visited a social networking site
73%
71%
64%
Learned by searching online
68%
59%
76%
Posted photos or comments online
55%
55%
58%
Talked to family or friends who live farther away
52%
47%
64%
Used the internet for schoolwork
50%
77%
70%
Participated in a site where people share their interests or hobbies
29%
21%
33%
Looked for information about work or study opportunities
29%
20%
45%
Looked for news online
28%
31%
35%
Used the internet to talk to people from different places or backgrounds
21%
20%
44%
Looked for health information
11%
26%
29%
Created and uploaded their own video or music
14%
9%
33%
Looked for resources or events in their neighborhood
13%
16%
17%
Created a blog or story or website online
7%
3%
18%
Discussed political or social problems with others
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UNICEF. (December 11, 2017). Percentage of children in selected countries reporting their involvement in online activities between 2016 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/934152/percentage-children-selected-countries-reporting-involvement-online-activities/
UNICEF. "Percentage of children in selected countries reporting their involvement in online activities between 2016 to 2017." Chart. December 11, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/934152/percentage-children-selected-countries-reporting-involvement-online-activities/
UNICEF. (2017). Percentage of children in selected countries reporting their involvement in online activities between 2016 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/934152/percentage-children-selected-countries-reporting-involvement-online-activities/
UNICEF. "Percentage of Children in Selected Countries Reporting Their Involvement in Online Activities between 2016 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/934152/percentage-children-selected-countries-reporting-involvement-online-activities/
UNICEF, Percentage of children in selected countries reporting their involvement in online activities between 2016 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/934152/percentage-children-selected-countries-reporting-involvement-online-activities/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of children in selected countries reporting their involvement in online activities between 2016 to 2017 [Graph], UNICEF, December 11, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/934152/percentage-children-selected-countries-reporting-involvement-online-activities/
