Way of obtaining ICT skills [isoc_sk_how_i]

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Updated by provider on March 13, 2024 (10:00 AM)

Time frequency [freq]
Information society indicator [indic_is]
Individual type [ind_type]
Unit of measure [unit]
Geopolitical entity (reporting) [geo]
Dimension codes and labels
[freq] Time frequency
  • [A] Annual
[indic_is] Information society indicator
  • [I_SKCOLL] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through informal assistance from colleagues, relatives in friends and some other ways
  • [I_SKC_HI] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through informal assistance from colleagues, relatives in friends and some other ways and have carried out 5 or 6 of the computer related activities
  • [I_SKC_LO] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through informal assistance from colleagues, relatives in friends and some other ways and have carried out 1 or 2 of the computer related activities
  • [I_SKC_ME] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through informal assistance from colleagues, relatives in friends and some other ways and have carried out 3 or 4 of the computer related activities
  • [I_SKEDU] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through formalised educational institution (school, college, university, etc.)
  • [I_SKE_HI] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through formalised educational institution (school, college, university, etc.) and have carried out 5 or 6 of the computer related activities
  • [I_SKE_LO] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through formalised educational institution (school, college, university, etc.) and have carried out 1 or 2 of the computer related activities
  • [I_SKE_ME] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through formalised educational institution (school, college, university, etc.) and have carried out 3 or 4 of the computer related activities
  • [I_SKLFD] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through self-study (learning by doing)
  • [I_SKL_HI] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through self-study (learning by doing) and have carried out 5 or 6 of the computer related activities
  • [I_SKL_LO] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through self-study (learning by doing) and have carried out 1 or 2 of the computer related activities
  • [I_SKL_ME] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through self-study (learning by doing) and have carried out 3 or 4 of the computer related activities
  • [I_SKMP] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through training courses and adult education centres, on demand of employer
  • [I_SKM_HI] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through training courses and adult education centres, on demand of employer and have carried out 5 or 6 of the computer related activities
  • [I_SKM_LO] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through training courses and adult education centres, on demand of employer and have carried out 1 or 2 of the computer related activities
  • [I_SKM_ME] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through training courses and adult education centres, on demand of employer and have carried out 3 or 4 of the computer related activities
  • [I_SKOTH] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through some other way than i_skedu, i_sktown, i_sktemp, i_skslfb, i_skslfd, i_skcoll
  • [I_SKOWN] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through training courses and adult education centres, on own initiative
  • [I_SKO_HI] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through training courses and adult education centres, on own initiative and have carried out 5 or 6 of the computer related activities
  • [I_SKO_LO] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through training courses and adult education centres, on own initiative and have carried out 1 or 2 of the computer related activities
  • [I_SKO_ME] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through training courses and adult education centres, on own initiative and have carried out 3 or 4 of the computer related activities
  • [I_SKSLFB] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through self-study using books, cd-roms, etc.
  • [I_SKS_HI] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through self-study using books, cd-roms, etc. and have carried out 5 or 6 of the computer related activities
  • [I_SKS_LO] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through self-study using books, cd-roms, etc. and have carried out 1 or 2 of the computer related activities
  • [I_SKS_ME] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through self-study using books, cd-roms, etc. and have carried out 3 or 4 of the computer related activities
  • [I_SKTP] Individuals carried out at least one training activity to improve skills relating to the use of computers, software or applications
  • [I_SKTP_EMP] Individuals carried out training paid or provided by the employer to improve skills relating to the use of computers, software or applications
  • [I_SKTP_FRE] Individuals carried out free online training or self-study to improve skills relating to the use of computers, software or applications
  • [I_SKTP_OTJ] Individuals carried out on-the-job training to improve skills relating to the use of computers, software or applications
  • [I_SKTP_PUB] Individuals carried out free training provided by public programs or organisations to improve skills relating to the use of computers, software or applications
  • [I_SKTP_SLF] Individuals carried out training paid by themselves to improve skills relating to the use of computers, software or applications
  • [I_SKT_HI] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through some other way than i_skedu, i_sktown, i_sktemp, i_skslfb, i_skslfd, i_skcoll and have carried out 5 or 6 of the computer related activities
  • [I_SKT_LO] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through some other way than i_skedu, i_sktown, i_sktemp, i_skslfb, i_skslfd, i_skcoll and have carried out 1 or 2 of the computer related activities
  • [I_SKT_ME] Individuals who have obtained IT skills through some other way than i_skedu, i_sktown, i_sktemp, i_skslfb, i_skslfd, i_skcoll and have carried out 3 or 4 of the computer related activities
[ind_type] Individual type
  • [CB_EU_FOR] Individuals who are born in another EU Member State
  • [CB_EXT_EU] Individuals who are born in non-EU country
  • [CB_FOR] Individuals who are foreign-born
  • [CB_NAT] Individuals who are native-born
  • [CC_EU_FOR] Nationals of another EU-Member State
  • [CC_EXT_EU] Nationals of non-EU country
  • [CC_FOR] Non-nationals
  • [CC_NAT] Nationals
  • [EMPL_UNE] Individuals in the labour force (employed and unemployed)
  • [F_I0_2] Females with low formal education
  • [F_I3_4] Females with medium formal education
  • [F_I5_8] Females with high formal education
  • [F_Y16_19] Females, 16 to 19 years old
  • [F_Y16_24] Females, 16 to 24 years old
  • [F_Y16_29] Females, 16 to 29 years old
  • [F_Y16_74] Females, 16 to 74 years old
  • [F_Y20_24] Females, 20 to 24 years old
  • [F_Y25_29] Females, 25 to 29 years old
  • [F_Y25_34] Females, 25 to 34 years old
  • [F_Y25_54] Females 25 to 54 years old
  • [F_Y25_64] Females, 25 to 64 years old
  • [F_Y35_44] Females 35 to 44 years old
  • [F_Y45_54] Females 45 to 54 years old
  • [F_Y55_64] Females 55 to 64 years old
  • [F_Y55_74] Females 55 to 74 years old
  • [F_Y65_74] Females 65 to 74 years old
  • [HHI_Q1] Individual living in a household with income in first quartile
  • [HHI_Q2] Individual living in a household with income in second quartile
  • [HHI_Q3] Individual living in a household with income in third quartile
  • [HHI_Q4] Individual living in a household with income in fourth quartile
  • [I0_2] Individuals with no or low formal education
  • [I3_4] Individuals with medium formal education
  • [I5_8] Individuals with high formal education
  • [IND_BROAD] Individuals living in a household with broadband access
  • [IND_BROADX] Individuals living in a household with Internet access but with no broadband access
  • [IND_DCH] Individuals living in a household with children
  • [IND_DEG1] Individuals living in cities
  • [IND_DEG2] Individuals living in towns and suburbs
  • [IND_DEG3] Individuals living in rural areas
  • [IND_NO1] Individuals living in Not Objective 1 regions / 'Regional Competitiveness and Employment' Region
  • [IND_NO_DCH] Individuals living in a household without children
  • [IND_O1] Individuals living in Objective 1 regions / 'Convergence' regions
  • [IND_TOTAL] All Individuals
  • [ISCO0_5] Non-manual including the armed forces
  • [ISCO6_9] Manual
  • [ISCO_ICT] ICT professionals
  • [ISCO_ICTX] Non ICT professionals
  • [M_I0_2] Males with low formal education
  • [M_I3_4] Males with medium formal education
  • [M_I5_8] Males with high formal education
  • [M_Y16_19] Males, 16 to 19 years old
  • [M_Y16_24] Males, 16 to 24 years old
  • [M_Y16_29] Males, 16 to 29 years old
  • [M_Y16_74] Males, 16 to 74 years old
  • [M_Y20_24] Males, 20 to 24 years old
  • [M_Y25_29] Males, 25 to 29 years old
  • [M_Y25_34] Males, 25 to 34 years old
  • [M_Y25_54] Males 25 to 54 years old
  • [M_Y25_64] Males, 25 to 64 years old
  • [M_Y35_44] Males 35 to 44 years old
  • [M_Y45_54] Males 45 to 54 years old
  • [M_Y55_64] Males 55 to 64 years old
  • [M_Y55_74] Males 55 to 74 years old
  • [M_Y65_74] Males 65 to 74 years old
  • [RETIR_OTHER] Individuals who are retired or not in the labour force (excluding students)
  • [RF_GE1] "Individuals with at least one of the 3 following characteristics: 55 to 74 years old; low education; unemployed or inactive or retired"
  • [RF_GE2] "Individuals with at least two of the 3 following characteristics: 55 to 74 years old; low education; unemployed or inactive or retired"
  • [SAL] Employees
  • [SAL_SELF_FAM] Employees, self-employed, family workers
  • [SELF_FAM] Self-employed, family workers
  • [STUD] Students
  • [UNE] Unemployed
  • [Y0_15] Individuals, 15 years old or less
  • [Y16_19] Individuals, 16 to 19 years old
  • [Y16_24] Individuals, 16 to 24 years old
  • [Y16_24HI] Individuals aged 16-24 with high formal education
  • [Y16_24LO] Individuals aged 16-24 with low education
  • [Y16_24ME] Individuals aged 16-24 with medium formal education
  • [Y16_29] Individuals, 16 to 29 years old
  • [Y16_29HI] Individuals aged 16-29 with high formal education
  • [Y16_29LO] Individuals aged 16-29 with low formal education
  • [Y16_29ME] Individuals aged 16-29 with medium formal education
  • [Y20_24] Individuals, 20 to 24 years old
  • [Y25_29] Individuals, 25 to 29 years old
  • [Y25_34] Individuals, 25 to 34 years old
  • [Y25_54] Individuals, 25 to 54 years old
  • [Y25_54HI] Individuals aged 25 to 54 with high formal education
  • [Y25_54LO] Individuals aged 25 to 54 with low formal education
  • [Y25_54ME] Individuals aged 25 to 54 with medium formal education
  • [Y25_64] Individuals, 25 to 64 years old
  • [Y25_64HI] Individuals aged 25 to 64 with high formal education
  • [Y25_64LO] Individuals aged 25 to 64 with low formal education
  • [Y25_64ME] Individuals aged 25 to 64 with medium formal education
  • [Y25_64_EMPL_UNE] Individuals aged 25 to 64 who are in the labour force (employed and unemployed)
  • [Y25_64_RETIROTH] Individuals aged 25 to 64 who are retired or not in the labour force (excluding students)
  • [Y25_64_SALSELFFAM] Individuals aged 25 to 64 who are employees, self-employed or family workers
  • [Y25_64_UNE] Individuals aged 25 to 64 who are unemployed
  • [Y35_44] Individuals, 35 to 44 years old
  • [Y45_54] Individuals, 45 to 54 years old
  • [Y55_64] Individuals, 55 to 64 years old
  • [Y55_74] Individuals, 55 to 74 years old
  • [Y55_74HI] Individuals aged 55 to 74 with high formal education
  • [Y55_74LO] Individuals aged 55 to 74 with low formal education
  • [Y55_74ME] Individuals aged 55 to 74 with medium formal education
  • [Y65_74] Individuals, 65 to 74 years old
  • [Y75_MAX] Individuals, 75 years old or more
[unit] Unit of measure
  • [PC_IND] Percentage of individuals
  • [PC_IND_CEVR] Percentage of individuals who used a computer, ever
  • [PC_IND_CIANY] Percentage of individuals who have done at least one of the listed computer or internet activities
  • [PC_IND_ILT12] Percentage of individuals who used internet within the last year
[geo] Geopolitical entity (reporting)
  • [AL] Albania
  • [AT] Austria
  • [BA] Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • [BE] Belgium
  • [BG] Bulgaria
  • [CY] Cyprus
  • [CZ] Czechia
  • [DE] Germany
  • [DK] Denmark
  • [EA] Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023)
  • [EE] Estonia
  • [EL] Greece
  • [ES] Spain
  • [EU15] European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004)
  • [EU25] European Union - 25 countries (2004-2006)
  • [EU27_2007] European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013)
  • [EU27_2020] European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
  • [EU28] European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)
  • [FI] Finland
  • [FR] France
  • [HR] Croatia
  • [HU] Hungary
  • [IE] Ireland
  • [IS] Iceland
  • [IT] Italy
  • [LT] Lithuania
  • [LU] Luxembourg
  • [LV] Latvia
  • [ME] Montenegro
  • [MK] North Macedonia
  • [MT] Malta
  • [NL] Netherlands
  • [NO] Norway
  • [PL] Poland
  • [PT] Portugal
  • [RO] Romania
  • [RS] Serbia
  • [SE] Sweden
  • [SI] Slovenia
  • [SK] Slovakia
  • [TR] Türkiye
  • [UK] United Kingdom
  • [XK] Kosovo*
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