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

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 Association of Hungarian Librarians (AHL) (Magyar Könyvtárosok Egyesülete).

2017One library per2,952 inhabitants

Population:9.99 million

LIBRARIES IN HUNGARY

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56.8%of Hungarian employers encounterdi�culties in finding employeeswith the rights skills

of Hungarian adults participatein life-long learning activities

Hungary ranks 20 onthe EU’s Digital Economy& Society Index (DESI)

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2.4 MILLIONpeople used theinternet in publiclibraries in 2016

There are21.8 MILLIONBOOK LOANSfrom public librarieseach year

45,000people took partin digital skillscourses in theirlibrary in 2016

of them o�er internet access.

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The library hasbeen accessedand used remotely34,130,797TIMES

1,512,533adults registeredin the public libraryeach year

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