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 18.3% in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
18.3%
Change on year
up 22.8%
World rank
4th
of 47 countries
All-time high
18.3%
in 2023
All-time low
7.1%
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
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Malaysia is 18.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.8% on the previous year and up 157.7% over ten years.
That places Malaysia 4th out of 47 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.4% | 7.1% | 7.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 11.0% | 18.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 1 Saudi Arabia 32.1% compare
- 2 United Arab Emirates 27.5% compare
- 3 Bahrain 22.0%
- 5 Montenegro 9.2% compare
- 6 Norway 7.9% compare
- 7 Albania 7.7% 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 18.3% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% 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 7.1% in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- Malaysia ranks 4th out of 47 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 157.7%. 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), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release