Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Netherlands
Netherlands: Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital was 12.7% in 2016. βΌ Falling
Latest (2016)
12.7%
Change on year
up 12.4%
World rank
15th
of 48 countries
All-time high
16.5%
in 2014
All-time low
11.3%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2011β2016
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Netherlands, 2011β2016
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 Netherlands is 12.7%, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
That places Netherlands 15th out of 48 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- 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 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Netherlands?
- Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Netherlands was 12.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2015.
- How does Netherlands rank for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- Netherlands ranks 15th out of 48 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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