Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Malta
Malta: Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital was 7.4% in 2021. β² Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Malta, 2011β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Malta stood at 7.4%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 94.7% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Malta peaked at 7.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2012.
That places Malta 9th out of 47 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.0% | 2.7% | 7.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 3.8% | 7.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (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 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Malta?
- Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Malta was 7.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- Malta ranks 9th out of 47 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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