Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Switzerland
Switzerland: Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital was 14.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Switzerland, 2014–2023
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 Switzerland is 14.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Switzerland peaked at 14.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2014.
That places Switzerland 10th out of 48 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12.3% | — |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.5% | 12.3% | 14.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.2% | 14.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 58,349 (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 64.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Switzerland?
- Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Switzerland was 14.4% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2014.
- How does Switzerland rank for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- Switzerland ranks 10th out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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