Internet use at school

Large percentages of users who are students go online for schoolwork, but significant numbers never do. Very large percentages of Internet users who are students go online to find information for their school-related work. In 10 of the WIP countries and regions, more than 70 percent of students who are Internet users go online for school-related work at least weekly, and in nine of the WIP countries and regions, more than 30 percent of students go online daily or several times a day for schoolwork. Australia reported the highest daily use by far (62 percent). Nearly 80% of Macao students go online for study, a percentage similar to Singapore and a little less than the US.

Yet in spite of the high use reported for school work, surprisingly high percentages of students never go online for schoolwork, or do so less than monthly; nine of the WIP countries and regions reported double-digit percentages of these students. Two countries -- Columbia and Israel -- reported 30 percent or more of students who never go online for schoolwork, or do so less than monthly.