Students are the most frequent internet users in Cyprus – All information
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Students are the group that connects most often to the internet,with a percentage of 99%, according to the results of a survey of the use of information and communication technologies in households for 2022, published by the Statistics Service on Thursday.
According to the survey, nine out of ten people use the Internet at least once a week. Internet usage declines with age. Starting at 98.8% for the 16-24 age group, Internet usage drops to 71.1% for the 55-74 age group. People with a high level of education use the Internet more often (97.9%) than people with a low level of education (64.4%). Still, it appears that women use the internet more often than men, with rates of 90.4% and 88% respectively.
The most popular online activities in the first quarter of 2022 were messaging via Skype, Messenger, WhatsApp and Viber (91.9%), making calls over the Internet (91.4%), watching videos from sharing services such as YouTube (88.6%), participating in social networks such as Facebook and Twitter (87%) and searching for information about products or services (81.6%).
In addition, the survey showed that 17.8% of people who used the Internet during the first quarter of 2022 used online learning materials, but not a complete online course, 17.7% took an online course and 17% communicated with teachers or students using online audio or video tools.
