Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital was 2.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Bulgaria, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 2.1% for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.0% on the previous year and down 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Bulgaria peaked at 5.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2021.
Bulgaria ranks 46th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.6% | 5.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Bulgaria?
- Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Bulgaria was 2.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2021.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- Bulgaria ranks 46th out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital environments (e.g. computer software, app development), male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release