In 2021, the gender gap in internet access in Benin stood at 63.2 percent. This was the highest gender disparity recorded among the selected African countries. Internet access was also significantly higher among men than women in Tanzania, Liberia, and Rwanda, with gender gaps ranging from 46 percent to 52 percent. In 2022, Nigeria, Egypt, and South Africa were the countries with the highest number of internet users on the continent.
Gender gap in internet access in Africa in 2021, by country
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Economist Intelligence Unit. (May 13, 2022). Gender gap in internet access in Africa in 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308428/gender-gap-in-internet-access-in-africa-by-country/
Economist Intelligence Unit. "Gender gap in internet access in Africa in 2021, by country." Chart. May 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308428/gender-gap-in-internet-access-in-africa-by-country/
Economist Intelligence Unit. (2022). Gender gap in internet access in Africa in 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308428/gender-gap-in-internet-access-in-africa-by-country/
Economist Intelligence Unit. "Gender Gap in Internet Access in Africa in 2021, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308428/gender-gap-in-internet-access-in-africa-by-country/
Economist Intelligence Unit, Gender gap in internet access in Africa in 2021, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308428/gender-gap-in-internet-access-in-africa-by-country/ (last visited October 07, 2024)
Gender gap in internet access in Africa in 2021, by country [Graph], Economist Intelligence Unit, May 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308428/gender-gap-in-internet-access-in-africa-by-country/
