Cyprus recorded the largest gender gap in the European Union in favour of young women with basic digital skills in 2025, according to new data released by Eurostat.
The figures show that 73.9% of women aged 16 to 24 in Cyprus possess at least basic digital skills, compared with just 55.1% of men in the same age group. This marks a gap of 18.8 percentage points and the widest recorded across the EU.
Overall, 63.9% of young people in Cyprus demonstrated at least basic digital competencies, falling below the EU average of 74.6%.
Across the bloc, young women continue to outperform men in digital skills, with 75.9% reporting at least basic proficiency compared with 73.3% of young men. In total, 22 EU member states recorded higher shares of digitally skilled young women than men.
Following Cyprus, the next largest gender gaps in favour of young women were observed in Slovenia, at 11.6 percentage points, and Austria, at 9.1 percentage points.
The data highlights both Cyprus’s strong performance among young women and a notable disparity in digital skills acquisition between genders, raising questions about engagement and access among young men.
