Usage of internet in households and by individuals, detailed data, 2025

Fewer than half have at least basic digital skills

As part of the European Digital Decade, the European Union and Slovenia set a goal that by 2030, 80% of people aged 16–74 (hereinafter: residents) would have acquired at least basic digital skills. In 2025, 47% of Slovenian residents had such skills. There were no major differences detected between the genders – 47% of men and 46% of women had such skills.

The mastery of digital skills, or their development among residents, is monitored by activities carried out by individuals on the Internet and with the usage of information and communication technologies (ICT), which are divided into five groups.

A fifth have above basic overall digital skills

The residents had the following levels of overall digital skills:

• 20% above basic,
• 27% basic,
• 23% low,
• 12% narrow and
• 7% limited.

The share of residents without digital skills is decreasing and was 11% this year. It was the highest in the age group 65–74 years (35%), where it decreased by 8 percentage points compared to 2023. There were no major differences between genders in mastering digital skills.



A quarter of residents with basic education or less lack digital skills

The residents’ level of education also influences the mastery of digital skills. 30% of residents with basic education or less, 39% with upper secondary education, and 71% with tertiary education had at least basic digital skills:

• 13% of residents with basic education or less had above basic digital skills, 16% basic, 20% low, 14% narrow and 11% limited digital skills. A quarter of them had no such skills.
• Among residents with upper secondary education, 14% had above basic digital skills, 26% basic, 25% low, 16% narrow and 8% limited digital skills. 12% had no such skills.
• All residents with tertiary education had digital skills. More than a third (36%) had above basic digital skills, 35% basic, 22% low, 5% narrow and 2% limited digital skills.

Individual groups of digital skills

Digital skills consist of five groups of skills, the mastery of which affects the overall digital skills of residents.

• The largest share of residents with digital skills for communication and collaboration: 90%

81% of residents had above basic digital skills for communication and collaboration, while 9% had basic skills. A tenth had no such skills.

Of the individual activities in this group, most residents were sending or receiving e-mails (83%).

• Digital skills for information and data literacy: 88%

77% of residents had above basic digital skills for information and data literacy and 11% basic. 12% had no such skills.

In this group, most residents searched for information about products or services via the internet (79%).

• Digital skills for problem solving: 81%

More than half (52%) of residents had above basic digital skills for problem solving and 29% basic. Almost a fifth (19%) had no such skills.

In this group of skills, the most common activity is shopping online in the 12-month period (67%).

• Digital skills for digital content creation: 63%

42% of residents had above basic skills for digital content creation and 22% basic. 37% had no such skills.

Most residents in this group copied or moved documents, images, video or other files between folders, devices or to the cloud (59%).

• Digital skills for safe use of ICT and data are the least developed: 56%

Fewer than a third (30%) had above basic digital skills for safe use of ICT and data, and 26% had basic skills. 44% had no such skills.

In this group, the largest share refused to have their personal data used for advertising purposes on the internet (35%).



Digital skills among 75–89-year-olds

34% of residents aged 75–89 had digital skills (40% men, 29% women). Depending on their level of mastery, 5% had basic digital skills, 7% low, 10% narrow and 11% limited skills. Almost none had above basic digital skills.

6% of them had at least basic digital skills; 7% of men and 5% of women.

66% of 75–89-year-olds had no digital skills; 60% of men and 71% of women.

Based on individual groups of digital skills:

• 36% had digital skills for information and data literacy,
• 35% for communication and collaboration,
• 23% for problem solving,
• 11% for safe use of ICT and data,
• 10% for digital content creation.

Tables with the latest data on digital skills, also by statistical regions, are available in the SiStat Database. Data on 75–89-year-olds are also available in the SiStat Database.