Proportion of youth and adults … adjusted programmed coded computer in Netherlands
Netherlands: Proportion of youth and adults … adjusted programmed coded computer was 0.3228 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.3228 GPIA
Change on year
up 25.8%
World rank
36th
of 47 countries
All-time high
0.3228 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.1701 GPIA
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 GPIA.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.3228 GPIA 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.
That represents a change of up 25.8% on the previous year and up 89.8% over ten years.
Netherlands ranks 36th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of youth and adults … adjusted programmed coded computer in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.1701 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.1852 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2182 GPIA | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2566 GPIA | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3228 GPIA | +25.8% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.3228 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3752 GPIA, 86% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.3228 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4181 GPIA, 77% of 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 0.3228 GPIA 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 0.3228 GPIA 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 0.1701 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Netherlands rank for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- Netherlands ranks 36th 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 89.8%. 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), adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release