Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in spreadsheet, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
44
Highest
89.3%
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
9.4%
Georgia
Median
41.7%
Years covered
13
2011–2023
Data points
316
What the numbers show
Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in spreadsheet, male (%) is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 89.3% in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 9.4% in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 41.7%, and the mean is 41.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Malaysia (up 132.3%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 33.8%).
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 | 89.3% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 81.7% | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 63.6% | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 4 | Netherlands | 62.8% | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 5 | Norway | 60.0% | 2021 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 6 | Malaysia | 59.7% | 2023 | up 132.3% | rising |
| 7 | Japan | 59.3% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 8 | Denmark | 55.2% | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 9 | Bahrain | 55.0% | 2023 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 52.6% | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 11 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 50.8% | 2017 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 50.6% | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 50.5% | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 49.5% | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 15 | Hong Kong, China | 48.6% | 2023 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 16 | Malta | 45.8% | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 17 | Greece | 44.8% | 2017 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 43.7% | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 19 | Singapore | 43.1% | 2023 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 20 | Germany | 43.0% | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 42.0% | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 22 | Czechia | 41.9% | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 23 | Croatia | 41.5% | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 24 | Portugal | 40.2% | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 25 | Hungary | 38.7% | 2016 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 26 | Italy | 38.5% | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 27 | Slovakia | 37.0% | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 35.9% | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 29 | Montenegro | 34.9% | 2022 | up 87.6% | rising |
| 30 | Azerbaijan | 34.8% | 2023 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 31 | Slovenia | 34.3% | 2023 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 32 | Poland | 31.5% | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 29.8% | 2023 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 34 | Qatar | 27.8% | 2020 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 35 | Cyprus | 27.7% | 2019 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 36 | Serbia | 26.9% | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 37 | Mexico | 26.5% | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 38 | Morocco | 25.7% | 2021 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 39 | Russian Federation | 24.6% | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 40 | Colombia | 23.9% | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 41 | Belarus | 18.9% | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 18.9% | 2023 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 43 | Brazil | 18.5% | 2023 | up 22.5% | flat |
| 44 | Georgia | 9.4% | 2023 | down 31.9% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release