Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital was 25.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
25.3%
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
2nd
of 48 countries
All-time high
25.3%
in 2023
All-time low
9.0%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2018–2023
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in United Arab Emirates, 2018–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 25.3% 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.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 181.1% over ten years.
United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9.0% | — |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +83.3% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 25.3% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.8% | 9.0% | 16.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 18.2% | 25.3% | 4 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 39,735 (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 82.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in United Arab Emirates?
- Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in United Arab Emirates was 25.3% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2018.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 181.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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