These Eurostat statistics show data on digital literacy among young people in the Member States. Before the pandemic (2019), four out of five young people (80 %) aged 16 to 24 in the European Union (EU) had basic or higher basic digital skills. This was 24 percentage points higher than the share of individuals aged 16-74 (56 %).
The highest share of 16-24 year olds with basic or higher basic digital skills (97 %), followed by Estonia, Lithuania and the Netherlands (all three 93 %) and Greece (92 %).
By contrast, the lowest shares were recorded in Romania (56 %), Bulgaria (58 %), Italy (65 %), Hungary (68 %), Latvia and Luxembourg (both 75 %).
⚠ disclaimer: The text has been automatically translated from the European platform Digital Skills and Jobs. If you have found errors in the text, please contact digikoalice@npi.cz