Proportion of youth and adults … female programmed coded computer in Netherlands
Netherlands: Proportion of youth and adults … female programmed coded computer was 4.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
4.1%
Change on year
up 41.4%
World rank
21st
of 47 countries
All-time high
4.1%
in 2016
All-time low
2.5%
in 2011
Years of data
5
2011–2016
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Netherlands, 2011–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 4.1% for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 41.4% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.
Netherlands ranks 21st of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of youth and adults … female programmed coded computer in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.5% | — |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +41.4% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 4.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.3%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 4.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.0%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.64 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.48 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Netherlands?
- Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Netherlands was 4.1% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2011.
- How does Netherlands rank for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- Netherlands ranks 21st out of 47 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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