According to an EU survey, virtually all European schools have internet access and nearly two thirds are connected via broadband. “Europe is starting to reap the benefits of broadband at schools where the foundations are laid for a knowledge-based society,” Viviane Reding, the EU Information Society Commissioner said in a statement.

Europe is behind the US in terms of broadband access though. 95% of public schools in the US have broadband access.

Broadband access in schools is not consistent across European member states. 90% of schools in Scandinavia and the Netherlands have broadband access, the figure is less than 35% in Greece, Poland, Cyprus, and Lithuania.

An average of 10 students share a computer across Europe, compared with only 4 in the US. The UK leads Europe for the number of schools using computers in class for teaching, with 96% doing so.

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