Worldwide, people who are more educated, wealthier, and male are more likely to request and seek out government information than those who are less educated, poor, and female.
Official information that is available upon request or readily accessible to the public helps citizens participate in decision-making processes and holds the government accountable. In practice, however, not all people access or request information equally.
The following infographic breaks down requests and searches for publicized information by gender, socio-economic status, and level of education worldwide. Overall, people who are more educated, wealthier, and male are more likely to request and seek out government information than those who are less educated, poor, and female. This gap is larger in developing countries.
