Bulgaria vs Romania: Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital
Bulgaria
1.4%
in 2023
Romania
1.7%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
53rd
Romania rank
50th
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.7% against 1.4% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 53rd and Romania ranks 50th of 56 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.6% | 3.2% | 0.6% | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 1.7% against 1.4% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.3%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- Bulgaria ranks 53rd and Romania ranks 50th of 56 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital environments (e.g. computer software, app development), both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release