Abstract
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed the need for internet connectivity and technological devices across the population, but especially among school-aged children. For a large proportion of pupils, access to a connected computer nowadays makes the difference between being able to keep up with their educational development and falling badly behind. This paper provides a detailed account of the digitally deprived children in Europe, according to the latest available wave of the European Union – Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC). We find that 5.4% of school-aged children in Europe are digitally deprived and that differences are large across countries. Children that cohabit with low-educated parents, in poverty or in severe material deprivation are those most affected.
Funder
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Universitat de Girona
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Sociology and Political Science,Social Psychology,Health (social science)
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