Sub-problem
Adolescent smartphone access is near-universal in households but ownership is sharply unequal by gender
- National
- Rural
ASER 2023 found over ninety per cent of 14–18 year olds have a smartphone in the household and can use one, but 43.7% of males owned one against 19.8% of females. Household access and personal access are not the same thing, and policies that assume the former reach girls as well as boys are working from the wrong number. Evidence confidence: High — ASER 2023 'Beyond Basics', 34,745 youth across 28 districts.
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Who is responsible
- State Education Departments · State Government
- Ministry of Education · Ministry or Department
Evidence and sources
- ASER 2023 'Beyond Basics' — digital access and use · Research paper or studyASER Centre / Pratham. Ownership 43.7% male against 19.8% female.
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