Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Brazil
Brazil: Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital was 4.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Brazil, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Brazil is 4.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.5% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Brazil peaked at 5.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2021.
Brazil ranks 45th of 56 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 5.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 4.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 696,748 (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 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (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 Brazil?
- Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Brazil was 4.2% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2021.
- How does Brazil rank for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- Brazil ranks 45th out of 56 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release