Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital was 1.4% in 2023. β Volatile
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Bulgaria, 2011β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.4% for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in 2023.
The figure is up 27.3% on the previous year and down 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Bulgaria peaked at 4.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2016.
Bulgaria ranks 53rd of 56 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.0% | 4.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Bulgaria?
- Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Bulgaria was 1.4% 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- Bulgaria ranks 53rd out of 56 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release