Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Türkiye
Türkiye: Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital was 1.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Türkiye, 2012–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Türkiye stood at 1.4%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Türkiye peaked at 1.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2021.
That places Türkiye 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.8% | — |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More education data for Türkiye
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 299,967 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.44 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Türkiye?
- Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Türkiye was 1.4% 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2021.
- How does Türkiye rank for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- Türkiye ranks 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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