Mobile Phone Use by Education Level, Global Population Age 15+

Monthly data on mobile phone usage among populations with secondary education or higher, aged 15 and above. The dataset originates from the World Bank's Global Findex database, which tracks financial inclusion and related technology adoption worldwide. The specific temporal coverage and geographic scope are not detailed in the provided metadata.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the correlation between educational attainment and mobile technology adoption over time (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Benchmarking digital access indicators for populations with secondary education across countries (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Modeling the diffusion of mobile services among educated demographics for market or policy planning (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on the World Bank platform, a major source for global development data.
• 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, file formats, and last update date are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Global Findex database

Collection Method

Likely gathered through nationally representative surveys, as is standard for the Global Findex.

Time Range

Monthly frequency is indicated, but the specific date range is unknown.

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Global coverage is suggested by the platform and source, but specific countries are not listed.