Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Estonia
Estonia: Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital was 8.0% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Estonia, 2011β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Estonia stood at 8.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Estonia peaked at 10.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2021.
Estonia ranks 22nd of 56 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.8% | 10.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 5.9% | 8.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 19 Spain 8.7% compare
- 19 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 8.7% compare
- 19 Netherlands 8.7% compare
- 23 Montenegro 7.9% compare
- 24 Korea 7.5% compare
- 25 Colombia 7.3% compare
More education data for Estonia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,627 (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 62.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Estonia?
- Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Estonia was 8.0% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2021.
- How does Estonia rank for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- Estonia ranks 22nd out of 56 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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