Estonian and Indian Students’ Access to The Internet and Digital Devices

Countries and societies all over the world have different levels of development, socio-economical structure and quality of life. These and many other things that determine the identity of the country are determined by the education system of this country. Also, according to the requirements of the 21st century, access to the internet and digital devices in education should be provided and integrated into school activities. When Estonia and India are examined, they are located in very far and different parts of the world, therefore, the socio-economic structures, living standards and ways of seeing the world of the people in these countries are different from each other. In certain respects, of course, there are similarities because every society is made up of people after all, but the differences are clearly more than the similarities found between these countries. In particular, the education systems of these countries are quite different from each other and there is a great difference in the amount of technology used. According to all these, Estonian and Indıan students’ access to internet and digital devices are different from each other.

First of all, when the structure of the Estonian students' education system is examined, we see that technology and digital tools have a great impact on education in Estonia. Emphasis is placed on examining and discussing technological developments in the lessons, and new technology tools are used to facilitate and improve learning. In this way, students are improved together with technology and take firm steps forward to the place they will take in the future world. Also, Estonia's population is approximately 1.3 million, which is quite a small number. Due to the relatively small population of Estonia, more attention is paid to each student and students are easier to access for government. This ensures that students receive a higher quality education and the materials used by the students are more advanced and qualified. Because of the small population and technological developments, the per capita income is higher in Estonia. This enables families to attach more importance to their children's education and it again provides students higher quality education opportunities.

When we examine India’s education system structure, we can clearly see that technology and digital tools do not take much place in India's education system. Almost all schools in India operate according to old standards and people are educated using traditional learning methods that have been used for years. Onlythe educational institutions that are hard to get into, highly qualified and high-priced use technology intertwined with education. Thus, a very small proportion of India's population is able to attend high-quality schools where technology is used actively and intensively. Also, India's population is 1.38 billion, which is much more than Estonia, making it the second most populated country in the world. Because of the large population of India, it is very difficult for the state to access students and due to the large number of students, not every student is given the necessary attention. This causes the literacy rate in India to be low. Therefore, the literacy rate in India is 65%, which is very low compared to other developed countries. In addition, for this reason, people's general knowledge levels are quite low in most of the country. Again, due to overpopulation, the average per capita income in India is much lower. Therefore, families find it difficult to pay for their children's education, which makes it difficult for students to receive adequate quality education. So, most of the Indian students don’t have the opportunity to have a high-quality education which technology is greatly used and to learn by using digital tools as Estonia.

According to all the information presented, when these countries are analyzed based on the structure of their education systems, their population and their per capita income, it is found that students in Estonia have much lower and worse access to the internet and digital devices compared to students in India.