Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Malaysia
Malaysia: Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital was 19.9% in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
19.9%
Change on year
up 16.4%
World rank
3rd
of 48 countries
All-time high
19.9%
in 2023
All-time low
7.9%
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017β2023
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Malaysia, 2017β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 19.9% for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 151.9% over ten years.
Malaysia ranks 3rd of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.9% | 8.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 11.2% | 19.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 1 Saudi Arabia 31.7% compare
- 2 United Arab Emirates 25.3% compare
- 4 Norway 16.0% compare
- 5 Denmark 15.9% compare
- 6 Austria 15.1% compare
More education data for Malaysia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0077 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Malaysia?
- Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Malaysia was 19.9% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- Malaysia ranks 3rd out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 151.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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