Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital environments (e.g. computer software, app development), male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
48
Highest
31.7%
Saudi Arabia
Lowest
1.7%
Georgia
Median
8.9%
Years covered
14
2011–2024
Data points
340
What the numbers show
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital environments (e.g. computer software, app development), male (%) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 31.7% in Saudi Arabia; the lowest is 1.7% in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.9%, and the mean is 10.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 199.1%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 72.7%).
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 31.7% | 2023 | up 199.1% | rising |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 25.3% | 2023 | up 181.1% | rising |
| 3 | Malaysia | 19.9% | 2023 | up 151.9% | rising |
| 4 | Norway | 16.0% | 2021 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 5 | Denmark | 15.9% | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 6 | Austria | 15.1% | 2021 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 7 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 14.7% | 2020 | up 13.1% | flat |
| 8 | Sweden | 14.5% | 2023 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 8 | Finland | 14.5% | 2023 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 10 | Switzerland | 14.4% | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 14.3% | 2023 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 12 | Singapore | 14.0% | 2023 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 13 | Morocco | 12.9% | 2021 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 12.9% | 2017 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 15 | Netherlands | 12.7% | 2016 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 16 | Portugal | 12.6% | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 11.7% | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 18 | Croatia | 10.6% | 2023 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 19 | Estonia | 10.1% | 2017 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 19 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 10.1% | 2023 | up 180.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Malta | 10.0% | 2021 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 22 | Belgium | 9.6% | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 23 | Hungary | 9.1% | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 24 | Germany | 8.9% | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 25 | France | 8.8% | 2023 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 26 | Czechia | 8.6% | 2023 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 26 | Korea | 8.6% | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 28 | Greece | 8.5% | 2017 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 29 | Colombia | 8.4% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Italy | 8.1% | 2023 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 31 | Poland | 7.4% | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 31 | Slovenia | 7.4% | 2023 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 7.3% | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 33 | Mexico | 7.3% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 33 | Slovak Republic | 7.3% | 2023 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 36 | Serbia, Republic of | 7.2% | 2023 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 37 | Montenegro | 6.9% | 2022 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Qatar | 6.6% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 39 | Albania | 6.1% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 40 | Brazil | 6.0% | 2023 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 41 | Latvia | 5.8% | 2023 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 42 | Cyprus | 5.4% | 2019 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 43 | Türkiye | 3.7% | 2021 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 44 | Belarus, Republic of | 2.8% | 2023 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 45 | Russian Federation | 2.3% | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 2.1% | 2023 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Romania | 1.8% | 2016 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Georgia | 1.7% | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release