Index of Internet Connectivity for Monitoring UK Digital Growth

The Index of Internet Connectivity is a package of measures developed by the UK Office for National Statistics to monitor the UK's use of the Internet and the growth of e-commerce. It is designated as National Statistics and is available under the OGL-UK-3.0 license. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Monitor national internet adoption trends based on the connectivity index.
• Analyze the relationship between internet connectivity and e-commerce growth as described.
• Benchmark regional digital development within the UK using the official statistics package.

Strengths

• Produced by the Office for National Statistics, a national statistical institute.
• Designated as National Statistics, indicating adherence to official quality standards.
• Last updated on 2026-07-08, suggesting recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to uk_data, focusing solely on the UK.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Developed as part of a package of official measures.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:56.279702

Geography

United Kingdom