Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Korea
Korea: Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital was 0.7442 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Korea, 2015β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Korea is 0.7442 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Korea peaked at 0.7477 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4262 GPIA, in 2016.
Korea ranks 7th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.489 GPIA | 0.4262 GPIA | 0.56 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7184 GPIA | 0.6588 GPIA | 0.7477 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 4 United Arab Emirates 1.08 GPIA compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 6 Malaysia 0.9196 GPIA compare
- 8 Hong Kong (China) 0.7426 GPIA compare
- 9 Malta 0.74 GPIA compare
- 10 Colombia 0.7381 GPIA compare
More education data for Korea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 173,133 (2024)
- 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 69.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Korea?
- Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Korea was 0.7442 GPIA 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7477 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4262 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Korea rank for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- Korea ranks 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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), adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release