📋 Tender Overview
Sustained growth in the last 15 years demonstrates the impact of the policies to close the digital divide promoted by the MTC.Internet use in women reached 80.8% in the third quarter of 2025, marking sustained growth compared to the 30.5% registered in 2010, according to the National Household Survey (ENAHO) of the INEI. This progress has made it possible to reduce the usage gap between men and women from 8.4 percentage points in 2010 to just 2.8 points in 2025, the lowest level on record.
This growth reflects the impact of public policies aimed at expanding coverage and promoting digital inclusion throughout the country, especially in rural and more vulnerable areas.
In the urban area, as of the third quarter of 2025, 86.5% of women over six years of age use the internet, compared to 88.2% of men, evidencing a reduced gap. Between 2010 and 2024, the growth in internet use in urban women was 45.2 percentage points, exceeding the increase registered in men.
In rural areas, although the levels of use are lower, progress has been significant. Between 2010 and 2024, internet use in rural women grew approximately 45 percentage points. As of the third quarter of 2025, 55.3% of rural women over six years of age access the internet, compared to 62.6% of men.
The main access device is the cell phone. In 2025, 88.1% of women will connect to the Internet through this means, compared to the 56.4% registered in 2016. This trend responds to the expansion of mobile networks and greater access to terminals with Internet connection capacity. In contrast, computer use has decreased from 64.6% in 2016 to 13.3% in 2025.
Likewise, internet use is linked to the type of occupation. Salaried women register a higher level of use (90.8%) than men in the same condition (89.0%). However, important gaps persist in the segment of unpaid family workers, where access is considerably lower.
These advances are associated with initiatives promoted by the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) to expand coverage and promote digital inclusion. Among them, the Coverage Fee mechanism stands out, which allows operating companies to allocate part of the payment for the use of the radio spectrum to the deployment of infrastructure in rural areas and areas of preferential social interest.
