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ICT Skills and Online Learning

13% of persons did an online course in the previous quarter

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Respondents were asked about online learning activities for educational, professional or private purposes which they undertook in the previous three months. While 13% did a course online, over one fifth (21%) Used online learning material other than a complete online course, and 14% Communicated with instructors or students using educational websites or portals. See Table 9.1 and Figure 9.1.

Table 9.1 Individuals who conducted online learning activities for educational, professional or private purposes in the last 3 months, 2019

Online learning activity	Doing an online course	Using online learning material other than a complete online course	Communicating with instructors or students using educational websites/portals	Other
Online learning activity	13	21	14	2

Respondents were also asked about the computer or software related activities which they carried out in the twelve months prior to interview. Installing software or apps was carried out by over half (53%) of individuals. Six in ten (60%) persons whose principal economic status was At work, carried out this activity in the previous twelve months, while 72% of Students carried out this activity. A similar percentage (72%) of persons in the 16 to 29 years age group also carried out this activity, compared with less than one third (32%) of persons in the 60 to 74 years age category. Using word processing software and Copying or moving files or folders was carried out by 51% of individuals. Using software to edit photos, video or audio files was carried out by nearly one third (32%) of individuals in 2019. Transferring files between computers or other devices was carried out by 44% of individuals, while Changing the settings of any software (which includes operational systems or security programs) was carried out by 36% of individuals. Writing code in a programming language was carried out by just 7% of individuals, an increase of one percentage point on the same period in 2018. See Table 9.2 and Figure 9.2.

Table 9.2 Individuals who carried out computer or software related activities in the last 12 months, 2018 and 2019

Table 9.2 Individuals who carried out computer¹ or software related activities in the last 12 months, classified by personal characteristics, 2018 to 2019
% of individuals
	Installing software or apps		Using word processing software		Copying or moving files or folders		Transferring files between computers or other devices		Creating presentations or documents²		Changing the settings of any software³		Using spreadsheet software		Using advanced functions to organise and analyse data⁴		Using software to edit photos, video or audio files		Writing code in a programming language
	2018	2019	2018	2019	2018	2019	2018	2019	2018	2019	2018	2019	2018	2019	2018	2019	2018	2019	2018	2019
State	58	53	53	51	50	51	46	44	39	39	38	36	36	36	34	25	33	32	6	7

Sex
Male	62	58	57	53	56	54	53	49	43	42	43	42	41	41	39	29	36	33	9	11
Female	54	49	50	50	45	48	40	40	36	37	33	31	32	32	30	21	31	31	3	3

Age group
16-29	77	72	68	67	62	66	57	61	56	58	49	49	43	40	43	26	45	47	9	9
30-44	65	62	57	56	58	57	54	51	43	46	44	44	39	46	38	33	39	40	8	9
45-59	48	47	46	49	43	47	38	40	31	36	31	31	34	36	31	24	26	26	4	6
60-74	24	32	29	34	24	32	19	25	12	17	14	18	21	17	15	9	12	13	0	1

Principal economic status
At work	64	60	60	58	59	58	53	51	44	46	42	42	41	46	40	32	37	37	7	8
Unemployed	49	44	43	41	38	40	38	34	29	28	37	31	27	25	24	16	23	24	6	4
Student	81	72	79	72	70	70	66	64	75	72	53	50	59	42	59	29	61	48	11	11
Home duties	42	26	30	29	23	28	22	21	12	11	23	15	16	11	13	6	11	10	1	0
Retired	28	42	27	31	22	32	19	27	16	17	16	22	18	15	13	8	17	17	3	1
Other	34	33	34	23	28	21	28	16	9	14	23	17	21	14	13	9	18	18	1	3

Region
Border	58	50	60	39	60	35	39	34	45	30	31	30	32	23	30	14	40	22	7	3
Midlands	55	51	48	42	44	37	40	33	35	28	37	28	32	29	30	16	22	28	5	3
West	61	60	56	54	52	56	57	53	40	45	34	36	41	39	41	29	39	27	4	8
Dublin	72	67	67	62	63	61	60	55	50	51	50	49	51	48	49	34	41	43	8	10
Mid-East	55	38	43	41	48	41	42	31	33	30	35	25	33	30	32	21	28	20	5	4
Mid-West	55	57	50	48	42	51	48	47	35	39	36	37	35	37	33	21	31	33	4	5
South-East	61	44	51	43	53	41	45	40	40	26	45	33	37	29	34	17	40	33	10	3
South-West	54	44	58	56	57	57	51	41	46	39	36	29	40	33	38	23	31	29	7	7

Type of household Internet connection
Broadband	60	54	55	52	52	51	47	45	40	39	39	37	37	37	36	31	34	32	6	6
Narrowband	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
No internet	36	12	16	20	18	13	13	11	8	14	22	5	23	14	4	21	14	10	2	6
Unknown internet	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

Household compostion
1 adult no dependent children	47	44	47	45	41	42	40	36	27	32	30	30	31	33	26	23	28	27	5	6
2 adults no dependent children	48	46	47	46	44	45	39	39	31	34	32	31	29	32	27	28	24	25	3	5
3 or more adults no dependent children	67	58	62	59	60	58	52	53	53	48	42	38	46	36	45	34	45	38	11	6
1 adult with dependent children	60	55	45	44	47	43	38	36	32	35	35	31	37	31	37	21	33	32	1	4
2 adults with dependent children	63	62	56	57	53	59	49	53	43	45	44	43	37	44	36	38	37	39	6	9
3 or more adults with dependent children	67	60	58	54	56	52	57	44	47	41	35	40	41	33	41	33	34	31	7	6
¹Includes mobile device related activities.
²Including integrating text, pictures, tables or charts.
³Including operational systems or security programs.
⁴Examples include sorting, filtering, using formulas, creating charts, etc.
Note 1: Data are subject to sampling and other survey errors, which are relatively greater in respect of smaller values.
Note 2: Individuals represent all individuals aged 16-74 who use the internet.
Note 3: * Sample occurrence too small for estimation, i.e., less than 30.
Note 4: Respondents may have selected more than one option.

Open in Excel: Information Society Statistics - Households 2019 Table 9.2 (XLS 18KB)

Computer or software related activities	2018	2019
Installing software or apps	58	53
Using word processing software	53	51
Copying or moving files or folders	50	51
Transferring files between computers or other devices	46	44
Creating presentations or documents	69	39
Changing the settings of any software	68	36
Using spreadsheet software	36	36
Using advanced functions to organise and analyse data	34	25
Using software to edit photos, video or audio files	33	32
Writing code in a programming language	6	7

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Table 9.1 Percentage of individuals who conducted online learning activities for educational, professional or private purposes in the last 3 months, 2019
% of individuals
	Online learning activities
	Doing an online course	Using online learning material other than a complete online course¹	Communicating with instructors or students using educational websites/portals	Other
State	13	21	14	2

Sex
Male	14	22	14	2
Female	12	19	15	1

Age group
16-29	15	35	31	1
30-44	18	25	15	1
45-59	11	16	11	2
60-74	6	8	4	2

Principal economic status
At work	15	22	13	2
Unemployed	14	15	8	4
Student	18	55	53	1
Retired	5	7	3	2
Home duties	7	10	5	0
Other	3	8	4	1

Region
Border	8	13	14	1
Midland	14	17	12	4
West	18	29	15	2
Dublin	16	27	18	1
Mid-East	10	13	10	0
Mid-West	14	21	16	2
South-East	10	14	9	1
South-West	11	22	14	3

Household internet connection
Broadband	13	21	14	2
Narrowband	*	*	*	*
No internet access	5	10	3	1
Do not know	8	19	29	0

Household composition
1 adult no dependent children	11	15	9	4
2 adults no dependent children	11	17	12	2
3 or more adults no dependent children	11	24	23	1
1 adult with dependent children	12	21	13	0
2 adults with dependent children	18	24	14	1
3 or more adults with dependent children	13	28	20	0
¹Examples include audio-visual materials, online learning software, electronic textbooks.
Note 1: Data are subject to sampling and other survey errors, which are relatively greater in respect of smaller values.
Note 2: Individuals represent all individuals aged 16-74.
Note 3: * Sample occurrence too small for estimation, i.e. less than 30.