Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Colombia
Colombia: Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital was 8.4% in 2023. β¬ Flat
Latest (2023)
8.4%
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
29th
of 48 countries
All-time high
8.4%
in 2017
All-time low
5.9%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2017β2023
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Colombia, 2017β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Colombia is 8.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Colombia ranks 29th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.7% | 7.0% | 8.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 5.9% | 8.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Colombia?
- Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Colombia was 8.4% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2021.
- How does Colombia rank for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- Colombia ranks 29th out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia 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