Description: Population with Internet access
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DATA IDENTIFICATION


Name
Population with Internet access
Indicator purpose

This indicator highlights the importance of Internet use as a development enabler and helps to measure the digital divide. 

Abstract

The indicator 'Population with Internet access' is defined as the proportion of individuals who used the Internet from any location in the last three months.

Data source

Telecom Companies; Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) 

DATA CHARACTERISTICS



Contact organization person

Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) 

Date last updated
08-MAY-2020
Periodicity

Annual

Unit of measure

Percentage (%)

Other characteristics

The Internet has become an increasingly important tool to access public information, which is a relevant means to protect fundamental freedoms. The number of Internet users has increased substantially over the last decade and access to the Internet has changed the way people live, communicate, work and do business. 

DATA CONCEPTS and CLASSIFICATIONS



Classification used

The Internet is a worldwide public computer network. It provides access to a number of communication services including the World Wide Web and carries e-mail, news, entertainment and data files, irrespective of the device used (not assumed to be only via a computer - it may also be by mobile telephone, tablet, PDA, games machine, digital TV etc.). Access can be via a fixed or mobile network.

Disaggregation

This indicator can be broken down by region (geographic and/or urban/rural), by sex, by age group, by educational level, by labour force status, and by occupation.

Key statistical concepts

This indicator is calculated by dividing the total number of in-scope individuals using the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months by the total number of in-scope individuals.

This indicator can also be calculated by using the data that are estimated (by ITU) based on the number of Internet subscriptions and other socioeconomic indicators (GNI per capita) and on the time-series data.

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OTHER ASPECTS



Recommended uses

Internet uptake is a key indicator tracked by policymakers and others to measure the development of the information society and the growth of Internet content. 

Limitations

N/A

Other comments

The metadata above was gathered from the United Nation Statistics Division and extracted from https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/.