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Population survey statistics
Population survey statistics
eLearning Chart 23: eLearning courses: uptake and interest (in percentage of adult learners)
eUSER population survey 2005
Chart 23: eLearning courses: uptake and interest (in percentage of adult learners)
| DE | FR | IT | DK | UK | IE | PL | HU | CZ | SI | Overall sample | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online course user, could imag-ine taking online course again | 2.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
| Online course user, could not imagine taking online course again | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Online course non-user, considered taking online course | 13.4 | 6.8 | 9.8 | 14.1 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 13.6 | 6.7 | 9.4 | 18.3 | 13.4 |
| Online course non-user, could imagine taking online course | 20.2 | 24.4 | 27.5 | 20.0 | 21.4 | 21.7 | 22.8 | 19.0 | 13.7 | 18.5 | 20.8 |
| Online course non-user, could not imagine taking online course | 45.2 | 44.6 | 43.5 | 45.8 | 37.5 | 35.0 | 33.4 | 40.1 | 50.9 | 33.7 | 40.9 |
| Internet non-user | 17.8 | 18.2 | 14.5 | 12.6 | 11.5 | 14.1 | 23.6 | 30.3 | 21.2 | 24.2 | 18.5 |
| total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Base: All persons who have been engaged in lifelong learning in 12 months prior to survey. "Could not imagine taking an online course (again)" includes DK
Over 40% of all persons who are already engaged in organised lifelong learning could not imagine taking an online eLearning course, in spite of the fact that they have ready access to the Internet. Adding the 18% of lifelong learners who have not taken up to the Internet yet arrives at a share of 60% of adult learners not interested in eLearning. This finding indicates significant preceived disadvantages of eLearning as opposed to other kinds of adult education. Among persons who have been actively looking for an online training course in the 12-month reference period used in the survey (about 20% of all learners), more than every second (13 percentage points) have decided not to participate in such an Internet course. Again, this points towards barriers which affect the likelihood of a person taking up online learning - but in this case, barriers can be expected to be of a more practical nature, and may have to do with characteristics of the eLearning supply rather than with the general attitude of the respondent.
