Análisis
32% of the EU-27 population used the Internet for seeking information with the purpose of learning, 9 percentage points more than in 2007. There are important differences between the European countries. While in countries like Finland and Luxemburg 67% and 65% of the population respectively has used the Internet for seeking information with the purpose of learning in the last 3 months, in others like Bulgaria or Romania this indicator hardly reaches 20%. Spain recorded values of 29% in 2010, slightly below the EU-27 average.
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Percentage of individuals who have used the Internet for seeking information with the purpose of learning.
Last Update: February 2011
Data provided to Eurostat by the competent authorities of the Member States (Eurostat: Statistical Office of the European Communities responsible for providing the European Union with statistical information at European level and promoting the harmonisation of statistical methods across the Member States).
The sample is composed of individuals between the ages of 16 and 74 years.