60.4% of our country's citizens (aged 16-74) used a computer in the first quarter of last year, while 59.9% of the population also used the internet.
This results from the survey on the use of information and communication technologies, carried out for 2013, by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
The increase is greater in Attica
The vast majority of home internet connections are broadband connections. Since the first quarter of 2012, the largest increase (6.8%) is recorded in the Attica region and the smallest in the Central Greece region (1.5%). Regarding the country's population and internet use: – More than 6 out of 10 men use the internet, and almost the same proportion is also seen among women. However, there are significant differences observed in age groups.
More than 9 in 10 people aged 16-24 use the internet, and only 1 in 10 people aged 65-74. Equally striking are the differences observed in population groups of different levels of education.
9 out of 10 of those who have completed a high level of education (TEI, AEI, postgraduate/doctoral), 7 out of 10 of those who have completed a medium level of education (secondary school graduates and vocational training institutes) and a little more than 2 out of 10 of those with a low level of education (have not completed any level of education, graduates of primary and secondary school, junior technical schools) use the internet. Regular use of the internet at least once a week is considered to be carried out by 93.3% of those who used the internet in the first quarter of 2013, a percentage increased by 1.7% compared to 2012 (91.7%).
