Economic inequality

World Wide Web

Educational inequality

Inequality

Social inequality

Panel data

The Internet

Access to Higher Education

Economics

Computer science

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Mathematics

Demographic economics

Econometrics

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Mathematical analysis

Internet access

Medicine

Economic growth

Pandemic

Disease

Higher education

Pathology

Telecommunications Policy

This study investigates the determinants of Internet access and its effect on educational inequality in OECD countries during the period of the Covid-19 pandemic. The spatial panel data model is used to include the neighborhood in the model relating to educational inequality. The findings from the study reveal that despite the increase in Internet access during the Covid-19 period, the response to the pandemic has caused education inequalities. Furthermore, economic development indicators are effective in increasing Internet access and reducing educational inequality. Finally, the study shows that, as improvements in income levels can increase Internet access, which results in a reduction in educational inequality.

Internet access and its role on educational inequality during the COVID-19 pandemic