Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Singapore
Singapore: Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital was 0.5286 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Singapore, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0.5286 GPIA for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 75.0% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Singapore peaked at 0.5286 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3021 GPIA, in 2022.
That places Singapore 16th out of 47 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Singapore, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.4286 GPIA | — |
| 2017 | 0.4382 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4238 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3021 GPIA | -28.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5286 GPIA | +75.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4334 GPIA | 0.4286 GPIA | 0.4382 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.4182 GPIA | 0.3021 GPIA | 0.5286 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,639 (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 74.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Singapore?
- Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Singapore was 0.5286 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5286 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3021 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Singapore rank for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- Singapore ranks 16th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore 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