Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in spreadsheet, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
44
Highest
83.8%
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
8.5%
Georgia
Median
36.4%
Years covered
13
2011β2023
Data points
317
What the numbers show
Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in spreadsheet, female (%) is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 83.8% in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 8.5% in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 36.4%, and the mean is 36.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 135.7%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 39.3%).
Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 83.8% | 2023 | β | rising |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 81.4% | 2023 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 3 | Bahrain | 55.0% | 2023 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 4 | Korea | 51.0% | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 5 | Netherlands | 48.8% | 2016 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 6 | Malaysia | 48.5% | 2023 | up 103.8% | rising |
| 7 | Norway | 47.8% | 2021 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 8 | Malta | 46.3% | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 9 | Finland | 45.4% | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 10 | Hong Kong (China) | 44.9% | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 11 | Japan | 43.2% | 2022 | β | flat |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 43.0% | 2023 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 13 | Denmark | 42.2% | 2023 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 14 | Belgium | 41.1% | 2023 | up 16.1% | flat |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 40.8% | 2017 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 16 | Lithuania | 39.9% | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 17 | Singapore | 39.4% | 2023 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 18 | Czechia | 39.1% | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 19 | Sweden | 38.2% | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 20 | Spain | 37.7% | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 21 | Portugal | 36.6% | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 22 | Greece | 36.5% | 2017 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 23 | Montenegro | 36.3% | 2022 | up 135.7% | rising |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 35.8% | 2023 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 25 | Hungary | 35.3% | 2016 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 26 | Azerbaijan | 33.0% | 2023 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 27 | Slovak Republic | 32.5% | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 28 | Germany | 32.0% | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 29 | Latvia | 31.4% | 2023 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 29 | Slovenia | 31.4% | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 31 | Poland | 30.9% | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 32 | Italy | 30.3% | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 33 | Russia | 29.4% | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 34 | Cyprus | 29.1% | 2019 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 35 | Croatia | 28.0% | 2023 | down 14.4% | flat |
| 36 | Serbia | 24.3% | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 37 | Mexico | 24.1% | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 38 | Colombia | 23.9% | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 39 | Belarus | 23.3% | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 40 | Morocco | 21.5% | 2021 | up 95.5% | rising |
| 41 | Qatar | 18.9% | 2020 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 42 | Romania | 18.3% | 2023 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 43 | Brazil | 10.2% | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 44 | Georgia | 8.5% | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release