UIS · Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching
Primary schools with internet by country
What share of primary schools can use the internet for teaching?
Of the 110 countries compared in 2024, 50 countries shared the highest reading, 100.00%, and Nauru had the lowest reading, 0.00%. In the middle country the figure was 98.66%.
Primary schools with internet · 2024
Context statistic
50 countries share the highest value, 100.00% — no single country is named first.
012024 · values only
Who leads
The three countries at the highest end of 110 compared, the three at the other end, and the first on each continent.
Highest in 2024 · shared
50 countries share the highest reading, 100.00%
No single country is named first: picking one from a shared value would be a choice the data does not make.
Anguilla
Andorra
United Arab Emirates
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Switzerland
Cook Islands
Cayman Islands
Denmark
Spain
Estonia
Finland
Georgia
Gibraltar
Grenada
Hong Kong
Iceland
Israel
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Saint Kitts and Nevis
South Korea
Macau
Monaco
Maldives
Mongolia
Montserrat
Mauritius
Malaysia
Niue
Netherlands
Norway
New Zealand
Oman
Palau
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Saudi Arabia- and 10 more — every one is in the list below
Lowest in 2024
Nauru0.00%
Burkina Faso0.38%
Niger0.43%
Where a country sits says how it compares with the others measured, and nothing about why.
02Every measured country
Primary schools with internet on a map
Each country is shaded by its value, in five groups holding the same number of countries. Hover a country for its value, or select it to open its profile. Below the map, each continent’s middle country.
Darker is a higher value — the better end.
- 0.00–38.27%
- 39.40–84.12%
- 87.57–100.00%
- No reading in 2024 (44 measured in an earlier edition)
- Europe
100.00%
the middle country, of 22 measured · 49 members
16 share 100.00%
Latvia97.44%Highest and lowest reading in Europe.
- Asia
99.95%
the middle country, of 34 measured · 52 members
17 share 100.00%
Pakistan1.50%Highest and lowest reading in Asia.
- Americas
96.91%
the middle country, of 23 measured · 48 members
10 share 100.00%
Brazil38.27%Highest and lowest reading in Americas.
- Oceania
89.66%
the middle country, of 13 measured · 21 members
5 share 100.00%
Nauru0.00%Highest and lowest reading in Oceania.
- Africa
20.99%
the middle country, of 18 measured · 55 members
2 share 100.00%
Burkina Faso0.38%Highest and lowest reading in Africa.
- Every region
21 sub-regions, highest middle country first
- Caribbean
100.00%
the middle country, of 14 measured · 24 members
10 share 100.00%
Cuba39.40%Highest and lowest reading in Caribbean.
- Eastern Asia
100.00%
the middle country, of 5 measured · 8 members
4 share 100.00%
China98.89%Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Asia.
- Northern Europe
100.00%
the middle country, of 8 measured · 13 members
6 share 100.00%
Latvia97.44%Highest and lowest reading in Northern Europe.
- Southern Europe
100.00%
the middle country, of 5 measured · 17 members
5 share 100.00%
5 share 100.00%
Highest and lowest reading in Southern Europe.
- Western Asia
100.00%
the middle country, of 13 measured · 19 members
10 share 100.00%
Syria8.23%Highest and lowest reading in Western Asia.
- Eastern Europe
99.44%
the middle country, of 5 measured · 10 members
Slovakia100.00%
Moldova98.07%Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Europe.
- Polynesia
90.00%
the middle country, of 5 measured · 7 members
2 share 100.00%
Samoa51.12%Highest and lowest reading in Polynesia.
- South-eastern Asia
77.47%
the middle country, of 7 measured · 11 members
Malaysia100.00%
Laos5.36%Highest and lowest reading in South-eastern Asia.
- Southern Asia
58.07%
the middle country, of 6 measured · 9 members
Maldives100.00%Pakistan1.50%Highest and lowest reading in Southern Asia.
- South America
57.89%
the middle country, of 7 measured · 12 members
Chile93.07%Brazil38.27%Highest and lowest reading in South America.
- Eastern Africa
47.35%
the middle country, of 6 measured · 19 members
2 share 100.00%
Comoros14.21%Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Africa.
- Western Africa
1.47%
the middle country, of 7 measured · 16 members
Senegal27.77%Burkina Faso0.38%Highest and lowest reading in Western Africa.
- Australia and New Zealand
2 of 2 measured — too few for a middle: Australia, New Zealand.
2 share 100.00%
2 share 100.00%
Highest and lowest reading in Australia and New Zealand.
- Central America
2 of 8 measured — too few for a middle: Mexico, Panama.
Panama48.86%
Mexico43.91%Highest and lowest reading in Central America.
- Central Asia
3 of 5 measured — too few for a middle: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
Kazakhstan100.00%
Turkmenistan41.66%Highest and lowest reading in Central Asia.
- Melanesia
2 of 5 measured — too few for a middle: Fiji, Solomon Islands.
Fiji89.66%
Solomon Islands7.90%Highest and lowest reading in Melanesia.
- Micronesia
4 of 7 measured — too few for a middle: Kiribati, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau.
Palau100.00%Nauru0.00%Highest and lowest reading in Micronesia.
- Middle Africa
1 of 9 measured — too few for a middle: Chad.
Chad0.75%Highest and lowest reading in Middle Africa.
- Northern Africa
3 of 6 measured — too few for a middle: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco.
Morocco75.41%
Algeria5.96%Highest and lowest reading in Northern Africa.
- Southern Africa
1 of 5 measured — too few for a middle: Namibia.
Namibia62.28%Highest and lowest reading in Southern Africa.
- Western Europe
4 of 9 measured — too few for a middle: Austria, Monaco, Netherlands, Switzerland.
4 share 100.00%
4 share 100.00%
Highest and lowest reading in Western Europe.
03The whole field at once
The spread
110 countries, one dot each, on one scale — further right is a higher value. Half the countries are above 98.66%; a quarter are above 100.00%, and a quarter below 46.75%. The bar in each row marks that continent’s middle country.
04All 154 ever measured
Every country
In order, highest value first. No rank or position is shown: too many countries share the same value for an order to mean anything. Many countries report every primary school connected, so the top of the table is a long tie at 100% and no position is derived; the differences that matter are at the bottom. Access for teaching says nothing about how fast or reliable the connection is.
Showing 25 of 154 countries
Values for 2024. The change column compares 2024 with 2023 only; the sparkline covers the recent editions.
052016–2024 · 9 editions
Over time
Each point is one edition. Reporting only became widespread in 2016, so the lines are short.
- the middle country
- the middle half of countries
- the middle of the 38 countries measured every time
- each continent’s middle country
The same, year by year
| Year | Countries | Middle country | Middle half | Measured every time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 110 | 98.66% | 46.75% – 100.00% | 100.00% |
| 2023 | 115 | 98.05% | 41.96% – 100.00% | 100.00% |
| 2022 | 104 | 98.48% | 51.73% – 100.00% | 100.00% |
| 2021 | 101 | 98.99% | 45.09% – 100.00% | 100.00% |
| 2020 | 99 | 99.54% | 44.29% – 100.00% | 100.00% |
| 2019 | 104 | 98.20% | 34.44% – 100.00% | 100.00% |
| 2018 | 84 | 98.85% | 48.18% – 100.00% | 100.00% |
| 2017 | 74 | 98.90% | 48.31% – 100.00% | 100.00% |
| 2016 | 82 | 98.69% | 38.47% – 100.00% | 100.00% |
062023 → 2024
Who rose and fell
The biggest changes in value between the two newest editions. Places are shown second, because they also move when other countries do.
Improved most
before → after
Tonga5.43% → 76.74%+71.32- Fiji38.62% → 89.66%+51.05
- Puerto Rico49.66% → 100.00%+50.34
Nepal13.20% → 45.25%+32.05
Guyana54.83% → 79.33%+24.49
Declined most
before → after- Algeria59.17% → 5.96%−53.21
Lebanon93.68% → 84.12%−9.57
Indonesia86.81% → 77.47%−9.34
Bangladesh79.23% → 70.90%−8.33
Kiribati19.59% → 13.40%−6.19
100 countries were measured in both 2023 and 2024. The field changed from 115 to 110 countries, so a place can move for reasons that have nothing to do with the country itself.
07Across every edition
Primary schools with internet in records
The extremes of the statistic. A record reached by more than one country names none of them.
Highest reading on record
Reached 395 times by 64 countries — shared, so no holder is named
100.00%
Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%)
Lowest reading on record
Reached 16 times by 9 countries — shared, so no holder is named
0.00%
Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%)
Biggest improvement between editions
+71.32
5.43% → 76.74%
Biggest decline between editions
−53.21
59.17% → 5.96%
Most improved since first measured
+90.00
0.00% → 90.00%
08The measure
About primary schools with internet
This is the share of primary schools with internet access that can be used for teaching — SDG indicator 4.a.1. It describes the classroom a child learns in rather than the child.
What the number is: Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%).
09Where it fits
Connections
Its part in the Country Index, the statistics whose values line up most closely with it across countries, and others on the same subject.
In the Country Index
Context, with no vote
This statistic is published in full under Education & Knowledge and Digital & Technology, but does not help decide any Country Index standing.
Education & KnowledgeDigital & TechnologyWhich statistics vote, and why
Moves with
Where primary schools with internet is higher, these tend to be higher too.
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 82 countries in commonρ 0.86
- Human Development IndexKeyUNDP Human Development Report Office · 98 countries in commonρ 0.85
- Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 81 countries in commonρ 0.84
Moves against
Where primary schools with internet is higher, these tend to be lower.
- Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 85 countries in commonρ −0.86
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 81 countries in commonρ −0.82
- Vulnerable EmploymentKeyILO · 88 countries in commonρ −0.79
Rank correlation (ρ, from −1 to 1) across countries, on each statistic’s newest edition, out of 209 statistics sharing at least 80 countries with this one. Two statistics that move together do not cause each other.
10Keep reading
Explore further
The subject
The countries at either end
11Questions
Primary schools with internet: questions and answers
Which country has the highest primary schools with internet?
50 countries share the highest reading, 100.00%, among the 110 compared in 2024, so no single country is named.
Which country has the lowest primary schools with internet?
Nauru, at 0.00%, among the 110 countries compared in 2024.
How many countries does the Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching cover?
110 in 2024, and 154 at least once across all editions. The number measured varies from 74 to 115 between editions.
What is the world average primary schools with internet?
This site does not calculate a world average, which would depend on how countries are weighted. In the middle country of the 110 compared in 2024, the figure was 98.66%.
Is this UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)’s own ranking?
No ranking is shown. UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) publishes values only, and too many countries share the same value for an ordering to mean anything, so none is derived.
How often is the Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching published?
This site holds 9 editions, describing 2016 to 2024.
Where does the data come from, and can I download it?
From UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), under CC BY-SA 4.0. From the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (SCHBSP.1.WINTERN), which collects it through its own education survey and the UNESCO-OECD-Eurostat data collection. Editions reporting fewer than 50 countries are not written. Every edition is on this site’s Datasets pages as a full table, and downloads as a CSV file with every value unrounded.
12Method
Sources, method and citation
Source
Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
From the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (SCHBSP.1.WINTERN), which collects it through its own education survey and the UNESCO-OECD-Eurostat data collection. Editions reporting fewer than 50 countries are not written.
Newest edition
Report year 2024Data year 2024
Cite the source as: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. UIS Data Browser. Montreal: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, checked 2026-09-29.
How this page reads the numbers
- No rank or position is shown: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) publishes values only, and too many countries share the same value for an ordering to mean anything.
- Which end is better follows the publisher’s own reading of the measure.
- A country is named at an end only when it holds that value alone. Where several share it, the page says how many and names none first.
- Values are stored exactly as published and trimmed only for display. “The middle country” is the median of the countries measured, not a world average.
The file itself, column by column — where it came from, what each column holds, and every edition as a CSV — is on its dataset page.
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Primary schools with internet by country: Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching, data from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). https://nationsinquiry.com/statistics/school-internet-primary