Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes (%) by country
Percentage of schools by level of education (primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) with access to the given facility or service. The value is calculated as the number of schools in a given level of education with access to the relevant facilities expressed as a percentage of all schools at that...
What the numbers show
Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes (%) is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in South Korea; the lowest is 83.4% in Rwanda.
The median across all reporting countries is 100.0%, and the mean is 99.1%.
Over the past decade 1 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 114.1%), and the largest decrease in Saint Lucia (down 1.2%).
Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for pedagogical: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Saint Lucia | 98.8% | 2019 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 20 | Rwanda | 83.4% | 2019 | up 114.1% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Caribbean Small States 92.7%
- Late-demographic dividend 84.1%
- Arab World 80.9%
- East Asia & Pacific 69.8%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 68.1%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 68.0%
- Upper middle income 67.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean 60.8%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 60.7%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 60.1%
- World 48.1%
- IBRD only 47.1%
About this data
Percentage of schools by level of education (primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) with access to the given facility or service. The value is calculated as the number of schools in a given level of education with access to the relevant facilities expressed as a percentage of all schools at that level of education. Computers for pedagogical use: Use of computers to support course delivery or independent teaching and learning needs. This may include activities using computers or the Internet to meet information needs for research purposes; develop presentations; perform hands-on exercises and experiments; share information; and participate in online discussion forums for educational purposes. A computer is a programmable electronic device that can store, retrieve and process data, as well as share information in a highly-structured manner. It performs high-speed mathematical or logical operations according to a set of instructions or algorithms. Computers include the following types: a desktop computer usually remains fixed in one place; normally the user is placed in front of it, behind the keyboard; a laptop computer is small enough to carry and usually enables the same tasks as a desktop computer; it includes notebooks and netbooks but does not include tablets and similar handheld devices; and a tablet (or similar handheld computer) is a computer that is integrated into a flat touch screen, operated by touching the screen rather than using a physical keyboard. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/