Millions of people access the Internet for the first time in a public library. Did You Know? in Denmark LIBRARIES AND SKILLS 2017 LIBRARIES IN DENMARK SKILLS IN DENMARK Denmark ranks 1st on the EU’s Digital Economy & Society Index (DESI) of Danish employers encounter difficulties in finding employees with the rights skills of Danish adults participate in life-long learning activities 20 % 16 % 24 % 14 % One library per 11,400 inhabitants Population: 5.7 million 1 % ADULTS WITH LOW LITERACY SKILLS % ADULTS WITH LOW NUMERACY SKILLS HOW GOOD ARE THE DANES ONLINE? 31 % 33.4 % Basic or above basic Digital Skills (% of Individuals) Individuals who are regular internet users (% of Individuals) 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 60 70 80 90 100 AU BE DE FR DK NL LU SK MT IE EE ES EL FI SW UK BG RO CY HU LV LT SE HR IT PL PT CZ offer internet access. ALL THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 500 PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN DENMARK Information drawn from: European Commission Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) 2016; European Commission Education and Training Monitor 2016; OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC); TNS Global Survey Measuring perceptions of the benefits of ICT in public libraries in the EU; the European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA) and the Danish Library Association (Danmarks Biblioteksforening). There are 38 MILLION LIBRARY VISITS in Denmark each year of adults in Denmark have used their public library. of public library users in Denmark took part in educational activities at the library. >50 % >35 % 800,000 adults per year use a computer in the library. 127,000 adults per year attend a computer training class. There are 2.6 MILLION eBOOK LOANS in Danish libraries each year. There are 28 MILLION BOOK LOANS in Danish libraries each year.

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Millions of people access the Internetfor the �rst time in a public library.Did You Know?

in DenmarkLIBRARIES AND SKILLS

2017

LIBRARIES IN DENMARK

SKILLS IN DENMARK

Denmark ranks 1ston the EU’s DigitalEconomy & SocietyIndex (DESI)

of Danish employers encounterdi�culties in finding employeeswith the rights skills

of Danish adultsparticipate in life-longlearning activities

20% 16%

24% 14%

One library per11,400 inhabitants

Population:5.7 million

% ADULTS WITH LOW LITERACY SKILLS

% ADULTS WITH LOW NUMERACY SKILLS

HOW GOOD ARE THE DANES ONLINE?

31% 33.4%

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THERE AREAPPROXIMATELY

500PUBLIC LIBRARIES

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Information drawn from: European Commission Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) 2016; European Commission Education and Training Monitor 2016; OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC); TNS Global Survey Measuring perceptions of the benefits of ICT in public libraries in the EU; the European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA) and the Danish Library Association (Danmarks Biblioteksforening).

There are38 MILLIONLIBRARY VISITSin Denmark each year

of adults in Denmarkhave used theirpublic library.

of public library usersin Denmark took partin educational activitiesat the library.

>50%

>35%

800,000adults per year use acomputer in the library.

127,000adults per year attend acomputer training class.

There are2.6 MILLIONeBOOK LOANSin Danish librarieseach year.

There are28 MILLIONBOOK LOANSin Danish librarieseach year.