Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Kuwait
Kuwait: Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital was 15.9% in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
15.9%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
5th
of 56 countries
All-time high
15.9%
in 2023
All-time low
13.4%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2018β2023
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Kuwait, 2018β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 15.9% 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.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
That places Kuwait 5th out of 56 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 15.3% | 15.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 32,782 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0075 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Kuwait?
- Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Kuwait was 15.9% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2018.
- How does Kuwait rank for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- Kuwait ranks 5th out of 56 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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