Online learning dropped in Cyprus in 2024, says Eurostat

15:24 - 29 January 2025

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The share of internet users in Cyprus that use online learning tools or have done an online course dropped in Cyprus in 2024, while the EU average increased, according to data released by Eurostat. Cyprus was also the country with the second lowest share of use of online learning, after Romania.

In 2024, 11% of internet users in Cyprus reported that they had done an online course or used online learning material in the three months prior to the survey. This was a 5 percentage point decrease compared with 2023 (16%).

At EU level, 33% of internet users in 2024 reported that they had done an online course or used online learning material in the three months prior to the survey. This was a 3 percentage point increase compared with 2023 (30%).

Among member states, online education was less prevalent in Romania (10%), Cyprus (11%) and Bulgaria (17%).

Ireland recorded the highest share of internet users engaged in online learning (61%), followed by the Netherlands (59%) and Finland (53%).

When considering specific online learning methods, 18% of internet users did an online course in 2024, which was most prevalent in Ireland (36%), Finland and Spain (both 32%).

At the same time, 29% internet users used online learning materials, with the highest share in the Netherlands (53%), Ireland (52%) and Finland (46%).

In Cyprus, about 10% of internet users did an online course in 2024, and about 10% had used online learning materials.

(Source: CNA)

Online learning dropped in Cyprus in 2024, says Eurostat

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