Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Colombia
Colombia: Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital was 7.3% in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
7.3%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
25th
of 56 countries
All-time high
7.5%
in 2017
All-time low
4.6%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2017β2023
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Colombia, 2017β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Colombia stood at 7.3%.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
That places Colombia 25th out of 56 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.6% | 7.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 4.7% | 7.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- 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 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Colombia?
- Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Colombia was 7.3% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2019.
- How does Colombia rank for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 56 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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