Proportion of youth and adults that sent messages (e.g. e-mail, messaging service, SMS) with attached files (e.g. document, picture, video), both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
39
Highest
100.0%
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
12.5%
Côte d'Ivoire
Median
66.0%
Years covered
15
2010–2024
Data points
290

What the numbers show

Proportion of youth and adults that sent messages (e.g. e-mail, messaging service, SMS) with attached files (e.g. document, picture, video), both sexes (%) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 12.5% in Côte d'Ivoire.

The median across all reporting countries is 66.0%, and the mean is 60.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.

Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 1,580.6%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 37.6%).

Proportion of youth and adults that sent messages (e.g. e-mail): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% 2023 up 48.6% rising
2 Saudi Arabia 99.5% 2023 up 42.1% rising
3 Republic of Korea 93.8% 2023 up 54.3% rising
4 Netherlands 89.6% 2022 up 8.3% rising
5 Luxembourg 88.2% 2023 up 12.2% flat
6 Sweden 87.6% 2024 up 10.9% rising
7 Bahrain 86.9% 2023 up 42.5% rising
8 Belgium 86.2% 2023 up 19.9% rising
9 Ireland 86.0% 2020 up 64.4% rising
10 Slovenia 81.2% 2023 up 39.5% rising
11 Germany 79.6% 2021 up 13.7% rising
12 Russian Federation 78.7% 2023 up 202.7% rising
13 Greece 76.8% 2023 up 62.7% rising
14 Malta 72.7% 2021 up 18.8% rising
15 Japan 72.4% 2022 flat
16 Malaysia 72.2% 2023 up 90.0% rising
17 Singapore 69.8% 2023 up 27.6% rising
18 Slovakia 66.4% 2024 down 4.5% falling
19 Azerbaijan 66.1% 2023 up 50.9% rising
20 Hong Kong 66.0% 2023 up 18.1% rising
21 Kuwait 63.8% 2023 up 20.4% rising
22 Egypt 60.5% 2022 up 1,580.6% volatile
23 Lithuania 58.8% 2016 up 19.0% rising
24 Qatar 58.7% 2020 up 4.8% flat
25 Croatia 57.5% 2016 up 36.6% rising
26 Kazakhstan 49.4% 2023 up 16.8% rising
27 Romania 45.5% 2020 up 45.4% rising
28 Türkiye 42.5% 2023 up 46.0% rising
29 Colombia 42.1% 2023 up 12.9% flat
30 Morocco 41.5% 2021 up 59.6% rising
31 Georgia 37.7% 2023 up 32.7% rising
32 Belarus 36.9% 2023 up 8.5% flat
33 Mexico 31.5% 2023 down 11.0% falling
34 Brazil 31.3% 2023 up 19.5% rising
35 Uzbekistan 24.1% 2022 up 74.6% rising
36 Jamaica 23.6% 2021 up 34.1% rising
37 Ecuador 18.6% 2024 down 37.6% falling
38 Thailand 17.2% 2020 up 13.9% flat
39 Côte d'Ivoire 12.5% 2023 up 28.9% flat

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Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults that sent messages (e.g. e-mail, messaging service, SMS) with attached files (e.g. document, picture, video), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
39 places, 290 data points, 2010–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release