Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital was 14.5% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Sweden, 2011β2023
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 Sweden is 14.5%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Sweden peaked at 32.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2023.
That places Sweden 8th out of 48 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.5% | 15.6% | 32.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.5% | 14.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 5 Denmark 15.9% compare
- 6 Austria 15.1% compare
- 7 Bahrain, Kingdom of 14.7% compare
- 8 Finland 14.5% compare
- 10 Switzerland 14.4% compare
- 11 Luxembourg 14.3% compare
More education data for Sweden
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 71,551 (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 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Sweden?
- Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Sweden was 14.5% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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