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Population survey statistics
Population survey statistics
eLearning Chart 11: Uptake of eLearning among full-time adult students
eUSER population survey 2005
Chart 11: Uptake of eLearning among full-time adult students
| DE | FR | IT | DK | UK | IE | PL | HU | CZ | SI | Overall sample | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [1] Look for info about training offers | 43.7 | 34.4 | 25.8 | 52.4 | 50.9 | 60.0 | 49.2 | 41.5 | 47.6 | 58.7 | 47.2 |
| [2] Do research as part of learning course | 63.2 | 44.6 | 56.6 | 54.8 | 65.4 | 73.6 | 63.6 | 47.1 | 62.4 | 51.1 | 57.6 |
| [3] Exchange messages with other learners | 44.5 | 14.2 | 37.7 | 57.8 | 30.2 | 44.2 | 45.3 | 51.3 | 60.1 | 57.4 | 45.5 |
| [4] Download learning content | 65.6 | 33.9 | 26.2 | 64.3 | 50.3 | 48.9 | 71.8 | 52.2 | 71.1 | 68.5 | 55.6 |
| [5] Did online eLearning course | 4.9 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 8.3 | 14.8 | 13.4 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 7.8 |
| Any eLearning [2,3,4,5] | 78.4 | 55.5 | 68.7 | 83.7 | 75.3 | 79.7 | 84.8 | 73.0 | 85.5 | 75.2 | 76.1 |
Base: Full-time students (at any time in the 12 months prior to the survey).
Not surprisingly, students are the heaviest users of the Internet for learning purposes. Across the ten countries included in the survey, a majority of adult full-time students have used the Internet for organised learning activities. The share is lowest in France and highest among students from the New Member States, namely the Czech Republic and Poland, together with Denmark.
On average, three out of four students make use of eLearning according to the wide definition, and 8% are eLearners in the narrow definition, meaning that they have taken an online eLearning course where content is mainly transmitted through the Internet.
