Study: Digital skills growing in Latvia, but critical thinking still lags
A study by Latvia's National Electronic Mass Media Council finds that media literacy among residents is improving but remains at a middling level overall. Digital skills are rising, while critical thinking lags behind.
Media literacy among Latvian residents is gradually improving, but overall it remains at a middling level. This is the conclusion of the latest study by the National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP), Latvia's regulator for electronic media.
According to the study's headline finding, digital skills in Latvia are growing, while critical thinking, the ability to assess how reliable information is, still lags behind other areas of media literacy.
Media literacy is the ability to navigate, understand and evaluate media content. The results suggest that progress is visible, but the overall level is not yet high.
The source text available does not provide detailed figures, the survey methodology or a comparison of specific population groups, so no further details can be given here.
