Proportion of youth and adults who have done online course (in any subject), 25-74 years old, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
46
Highest
44.0%
Estonia
Lowest
1.5%
Qatar
Median
12.4%
Years covered
15
2010–2024
Data points
378

What the numbers show

Proportion of youth and adults who have done online course (in any subject), 25-74 years old, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 44.0% in Estonia; the lowest is 1.5% in Qatar.

The median across all reporting countries is 12.4%, and the mean is 13.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 29.

Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Korea (up 1,036.4%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 82.1%).

Proportion of youth and adults who have done online course (in any): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Estonia 44.0% 2017 up 900.0% volatile
2 Bahrain 36.1% 2023 up 101.7% volatile
3 Spain 26.2% 2023 up 191.1% rising
4 Mexico 26.1% 2023 up 443.8% volatile
5 Korea 25.0% 2023 up 1,036.4% volatile
5 Finland 25.0% 2023 up 119.3% rising
7 Norway 24.0% 2021 up 313.8% rising
8 Sweden 21.0% 2024 up 208.8% volatile
9 Malta 20.6% 2023 up 390.5% volatile
10 Belgium 18.8% 2023 up 347.6% volatile
11 Slovenia 18.7% 2023 up 523.3% volatile
12 Austria 17.3% 2024 up 565.4% volatile
13 Czechia 16.7% 2023 up 695.2% volatile
14 Brazil 16.2% 2023 up 170.0% rising
15 Italy 16.0% 2023 up 281.0% volatile
16 Macau, China 15.6% 2018 up 333.3% rising
16 Denmark 15.6% 2024 up 151.6% volatile
18 Colombia 15.0% 2023 up 2.7% falling
19 Portugal 14.8% 2023 up 604.8% volatile
20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14.6% 2020 up 160.7% rising
21 Lithuania 14.0% 2023 up 118.8% volatile
22 Slovakia 13.1% 2024 up 285.3% volatile
23 Japan 12.7% 2022 rising
24 Latvia 12.2% 2023 up 369.2% volatile
25 Peru 11.7% 2023 up 244.1% volatile
26 Hungary 11.3% 2024 up 197.4% volatile
27 France 10.4% 2023 up 121.3% rising
28 Germany 9.9% 2024 up 141.5% rising
29 Cyprus 9.7% 2023 up 273.1% volatile
30 Poland 9.0% 2023 up 309.1% volatile
30 Netherlands 9.0% 2016 up 87.5% rising
32 Kazakhstan 8.9% 2023 up 169.7% rising
33 Paraguay 8.8% 2023 up 137.8% rising
34 Serbia 7.5% 2023 up 167.9% rising
34 Croatia 7.5% 2023 up 74.4% volatile
36 Morocco 7.4% 2021 up 72.1% rising
37 Bulgaria 5.5% 2023 up 223.5% volatile
38 Luxembourg 4.9% 2024 down 43.0% volatile
39 Türkiye 4.5% 2024 up 50.0% rising
39 Greece 4.5% 2016 up 150.0% rising
41 Georgia 4.1% 2023 down 21.2% flat
42 Russian Federation 3.5% 2023 up 169.2% rising
43 Egypt 2.6% 2022 up 766.7% volatile
43 Azerbaijan 2.6% 2023 up 188.9% rising
45 Romania 2.4% 2023 unchanged falling
46 Qatar 1.5% 2020 down 82.1% falling

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Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults who have done online course (in any subject), 25-74 years old, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
46 places, 378 data points, 2010–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release