17/07/2025 (Agence Europe) – To mark World Youth Skills Day on Tuesday 15 July, the Statistical Office of the European Union, Eurostat, published a set of data on young people’s digital habits. In 2024, 97% of 16 to 29-year-olds in the EU said they used the internet every day, compared with 88% of the total population. This gap was 24 points in 2014. Young people are also more active on social networks, with 88% of them being users, compared with 65% on average. This proportion is highest in the Czech Republic (99%), Cyprus and Greece (98%). France (70%, according to data for 2023), Italy (80%) and Germany (84%) have the lowest rates. See Eurostat data: https://aeur.eu/f/hx9 (NP)