In 2021, the gender gap in mobile internet use across low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide was 16 percent, down from 19 percent in 2019. Additionally, LMICs in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa had the largest gender gap with women being 41 percent and 37 percent less likely to access the internet than men in the respective regions.
Gender gap in mobile internet use in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide from 2017 to 2021, by region
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GSMA Intelligence. (September 1, 2021). Gender gap in mobile internet use in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide from 2017 to 2021, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/272993/gender-distibution-of-the-global-internet-population/
GSMA Intelligence. "Gender gap in mobile internet use in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide from 2017 to 2021, by region." Chart. September 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272993/gender-distibution-of-the-global-internet-population/
GSMA Intelligence. (2021). Gender gap in mobile internet use in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide from 2017 to 2021, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272993/gender-distibution-of-the-global-internet-population/
GSMA Intelligence. "Gender Gap in Mobile Internet Use in Low-and Middle-income Countries (Lmics) Worldwide from 2017 to 2021, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272993/gender-distibution-of-the-global-internet-population/
GSMA Intelligence, Gender gap in mobile internet use in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide from 2017 to 2021, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272993/gender-distibution-of-the-global-internet-population/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Gender gap in mobile internet use in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide from 2017 to 2021, by region [Graph], GSMA Intelligence, September 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/272993/gender-distibution-of-the-global-internet-population/