Internet access in Tanzania, a country in East Africa, began in 1995. Within 5 years, 115,000 people were connected to the Internet. Since then, there has been significant growth.[1]
Statistics
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In June 2010, a Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority review found that internet penetration was approximately 11%, or approximately 4.8 million Tanzanian users. 5% of those used internet cafes, 40% had access via an organisation or institution, and the remainder accessed the internet from a household connection.[2] By 2014, there were twice as many users using the Internet for personal reasons than work reasons.[citation needed] By 2015, about 11% of households in Tanzania had internet access.[3] The CIA World Factbook assessed internet penetration in 2016 at 13%.[4] By mid-2017, the TCRA's figures were that 40% of Tanzania's 57 million population had internet access, due mainly to an increase in smartphone access. In contrast, there were 1.2 million fixed wireless connections and 629,474 fixed wired ones.[5]
In December 2023, UNESCO reported on the digital gender gap in Tanzania, highlighting a disparity in mobile phone ownership: 77% of women versus 86% of men. This gap extends to internet access, with only 17% of women having mobile internet access compared to 35% of men. These statistics underscore initiatives like 'Empowering Adolescent Girls and Young Women through Education in Tanzania', which provides smartphones and digital literacy training to young women, aiming to enhance their internet skills and access.[6]
References
edit- ^ Bremmen, Nur (10 August 2012). "How high-speed internet access is changing Tanzania". Venture Burn. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ Report on Internet and Data Services in Tanzania: A Supply-Side Survey (PDF), Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority, p. 4, retrieved 15 February 2018[permanent dead link]
- ^ The Citizen reporter (February 7, 2014). "The revolution of Internet access in Tanzania". The Citizen. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Tanzania: Smartphones Push Up Internet Penetration". Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam). 8 September 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Adolescent girls and young women in Tanzania expand digital literacy and skills". UNESCO. 2023-12-05.