The Global Findex database, managed by the World Bank, provides this dataset. It likely contains the percentage of the population aged 15 and over who can send a text message on a mobile phone, segmented by primary education attainment or less. The data is sourced from a global survey focusing on financial inclusion and technology adoption.
Use Cases
- Analyzing the correlation between basic education levels and digital communication skills (inferred from domain, verify after download)
- Modeling regional disparities in mobile technology adoption for targeted intervention programs (inferred from domain, verify after download)
- Benchmarking countries on financial inclusion metrics related to mobile access (inferred from domain, verify after download)
Strengths
- Published on the World Bank platform.
- Sourced from the authoritative Global Findex database.
Limitations
- Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and temporal coverage are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Global Findex database, World Bank
- Collection Method
- Global survey
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
- Geography
- Likely global coverage, but specific countries are unknown.