Online learning: are there social divisions?

A recent social study indicated that despite equal internet access across developed and developing areas, poorer countries were more likely to search for games and social activities rather than educational materials. Students in less developed countries such as Kazakhstan, Turkey and Malaysia were less likely to use learning resources online compared to students in more affluent countries such as Denmark, Iceland and Finland.

Why in 2016, do we still have social divisions? Why is the result of this report, "Equal access does not mean equal opportunities"?

There are many explanations and a few justifications. Poorer students in undeveloped areas are less likely to have access to the internet at home but would require an educational institution for computers or internet access. Also as computers and technologies are generally costly, the use of them can be deemed unnecessary or instead as an entertainment device (for games or social media etc.).

But perhaps most importantly, students in poorer countries lack the tools to use the internet effectively. Even children in the UK know how easy it is to access gaming websites, in the original settings of most computers, for example, Solitaire, Snake, PacMan... But rarely any educational resources. Maybe children in developing countries such as Turkey, Kazakhstan and Malaysia should be given tools to be equally as knowledgeable about how to use the internet as having access to it.

Many would say that due to the impoverished area, educational needs cannot thrive nor be addressed. However, doesn't every human being, in both rich and developing countries have a right to an education?