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United Arab Emirates: Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital environments (e.g. computer software, app development), both sexes

26percent · 2023

Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital environments (e.g. computer software, app development), both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator ICTSKILLPCPR. Annual figures for United Arab Emirates from 2016 to 2023.

20162023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202326
202223.5
202122.4
202017.4
201917.9
201816.9
201711.7
201611.1

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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UIS (2026). Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital environments (e.g. computer software, app development), both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-ictskillpcpr (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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