UK: individuals with & without Basic Digital Skills by home nation 2015

This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the number of individuals with and without basic digital capabilities in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by home nation. During the survey period, it was found that approximately 0.95 million individuals had basic digital skills.

Number of individuals with and without Basic Digital Skills* in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by home nation (in millions)

Characteristic	Have Basic Digital Skills	Do not have Basic Digital Skills
United Kingdom	40.55	12.6
England	34.35	10.12
Wales	1.6	1
Scotland	3.65	0.85
Northern Ireland	0.95	0.5

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Release date

October 2015

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Region

United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)

Survey time period

2015

Number of respondents

See supplementary notes***

Age group

15 years and older

Special properties

UK respondents living in region.

Supplementary notes

Source provides the following information:
* "From previous research Go ON UK have identified five Basic Digital Skill (BDS) areas: managing information, problem solving, communicating, creating, transacting."
** "Population figures based on mid-year population estimates rounded to nearest 50,000."
*** Respondents by nation: 427 (Scotland), 227 (Wales), 121 (Northern Ireland), 3,392 (England)
Primary source: Basic Digital Skills Tech Tracker 2015.

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