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Millions of people access the Internet for the first 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). 2017 One library per 2,952 inhabitants Population: 9.99 million LIBRARIES IN HUNGARY SKILLS IN HUNGARY LIBRARIES AND SKILLS in Hungary 6 % 56.8 % of Hungarian employers encounter difficulties in finding employees with the rights skills of Hungarian adults participate in life-long learning activities Hungary ranks 20 on the EU’s Digital Economy & Society Index (DESI) 20 HOW GOOD ARE THE HUNGARIANS ONLINE? 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 CZ SK MT IE EE ES EL FI SW UK BG RO CY HU LV LT SE HR IT PL PT 2.4 MILLION people used the internet in public libraries in 2016 There are 21.8 MILLION BOOK LOANS from public libraries each year 45,000 people took part in digital skills courses in their library in 2016 of them offer internet access. 88 % The library has been accessed and used remotely 34,130,797 TIMES 1,512,533 adults registered in the public library each year THERE ARE 3384 PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN HUNGARY
