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 27.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
27.5%
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
2nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
27.5%
in 2023
All-time low
5.7%
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 27.5% 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 9.6% on the previous year and up 382.5% over ten years.
That places United Arab Emirates 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 5.7% | — |
| 2019 | 22.2% | +289.5% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | -31.1% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | +56.2% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.9% | 5.7% | 22.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 15.3% | 27.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 1 Saudi Arabia 32.1% compare
- 3 Bahrain 22.0%
- 4 Malaysia 18.3% compare
- 5 Montenegro 9.2% compare
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 27.5% 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 27.5% 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 5.7% 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 47 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 382.5%. 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), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release