Spain vs United Kingdom: Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital
Spain
8.7%
in 2023
United Kingdom
8.9%
in 2019
Spain rank
19th
United Kingdom rank
18th
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital over time
- Spain
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 8.9% against 8.7% in Spain, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Spain ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 18th of 56 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital, Spain or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 8.9% against 8.7% in Spain as of 2019.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital between Spain and United Kingdom?
- 0.2%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.
- How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- Spain ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 18th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release