Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, degree of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, degree of was 4.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4.1%
Change on year
up 13.9%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
4.5%
in 2015
All-time low
3.4%
in 2019
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, degree of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, degree of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 4.1%.
That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, degree of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 4.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, degree of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.5% | — |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More education data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 19.8% (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 9.1% (2025)
- Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and NUTS 2 region 23.21 million Number (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme 18.53 million Number (2024)
- Participation rates of selected age groups in education at regional 95.6 Rate (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme 19.01 million Number (2024)
- Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and 97.8% (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme 1.45 million Number (2024)
- Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region 2.36 million Number (2024)
- Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme 19.03 million Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, degree of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, degree of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 4.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, degree of recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, degree of recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2019.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, degree of?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, degree of rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, degree of urbanisation and educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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