Socio-economic inequalities within countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are observed in different areas, and access to educational tools is no exception. According to data retrieved by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2018, in seven out of seven Latin American and Caribbean countries analyzed, the share of 15 year-old students with desktops at home differed by at least 25 percentage points between the bottom and top socioeconomic and cultural quartiles. In Mexico, this difference was the highest, amounting to 55 percentage points.
Share of 15 year-old students with desktop computers at home in selected countries in Latin America in 2018, by quartile
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UNESCO. (August 15, 2020). Share of 15 year-old students with desktop computers at home in selected countries in Latin America in 2018, by quartile [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184525/students-desktops-home-latin-america-country-quartile/
UNESCO. "Share of 15 year-old students with desktop computers at home in selected countries in Latin America in 2018, by quartile." Chart. August 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184525/students-desktops-home-latin-america-country-quartile/
UNESCO. (2020). Share of 15 year-old students with desktop computers at home in selected countries in Latin America in 2018, by quartile. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184525/students-desktops-home-latin-america-country-quartile/
UNESCO. "Share of 15 Year-old Students with Desktop Computers at Home in Selected Countries in Latin America in 2018, by Quartile." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184525/students-desktops-home-latin-america-country-quartile/
UNESCO, Share of 15 year-old students with desktop computers at home in selected countries in Latin America in 2018, by quartile Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184525/students-desktops-home-latin-america-country-quartile/ (last visited December 01, 2023)
Share of 15 year-old students with desktop computers at home in selected countries in Latin America in 2018, by quartile [Graph], UNESCO, August 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184525/students-desktops-home-latin-america-country-quartile/