{"source":{"name":"Evidence Hub on Social Media Ban for Kids - A project by the Lisbon Council","url":"https:\/\/socialmediaban.lisboncouncil.net","license":"Creative Common CC-BY 4.0 International"},"data":[{"data":[19.35,30.62,30.1,28.1,27.42,26.42,25.86,24.44,22.93,22.57,22.56,22.2,20.35,19.77,17.86,17.47,17.28,17.24,17.22,16.99,15.67,15.07,14.45,13.55,8.83,8,6.41,4.58,"",31.84,24.41,22,"",15,20.58,9.71,3.68,16.69,6.13],"name":"Young males"},{"data":[9.08,5.68,12.85,9.99,13.5,11.25,10.25,8.79,9.21,13.47,9.32,8.82,8.37,8.4,10.76,6.59,8.2,4.82,5.36,10.3,4.54,6.05,4.6,7.88,7.82,1.2,3.73,2.13,"",17.23,14.61,10,"",24,18.6,16.24,8.05,3.74,2.95],"name":"Young females"}],"_data":[["\ufeffCountry","Young males","Young females"],["EU",19.35,9.08],["Ireland",30.62,5.68],["Portugal",30.1,12.85],["Finland",28.1,9.99],["Netherlands",27.42,13.5],["Denmark",26.42,11.25],["Spain",25.86,10.25],["Sweden",24.44,8.79],["Hungary",22.93,9.21],["France",22.57,13.47],["Austria",22.56,9.32],["Lithuania",22.2,8.82],["Luxembourg",20.35,8.37],["Czechia",19.77,8.4],["Poland",17.86,10.76],["Slovenia",17.47,6.59],["Estonia",17.28,8.2],["Malta",17.24,4.82],["Belgium",17.22,5.36],["Italy",16.99,10.3],["Latvia",15.67,4.54],["Germany",15.07,6.05],["Slovakia",14.45,4.6],["Croatia",13.55,7.88],["Cyprus",8.83,7.82],["Greece",8,1.2],["Bulgaria",6.41,3.73],["Romania",4.58,2.13],["","",""],["Norway",31.84,17.23],["Switzerland",24.41,14.61],["Iceland (2021)",22,10],["","",""],["Albania (2023)",15,24],["Bosnia and Herzegovina",20.58,18.6],["North Macedonia",9.71,16.24],["Montenegro",3.68,8.05],["Serbia",16.69,3.74],["T\u00fcrkiye",6.13,2.95]],"labels":{"name":"\ufeffCountry","values":["EU","Ireland","Portugal","Finland","Netherlands","Denmark","Spain","Sweden","Hungary","France","Austria","Lithuania","Luxembourg","Czechia","Poland","Slovenia","Estonia","Malta","Belgium","Italy","Latvia","Germany","Slovakia","Croatia","Cyprus","Greece","Bulgaria","Romania","","Norway","Switzerland","Iceland (2021)","","Albania (2023)","Bosnia and Herzegovina","North Macedonia","Montenegro","Serbia","T\u00fcrkiye"]},"metadata":{"link":"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php?title=Young_people_-_digital_world","type":"","unit":"Percent (%)","year":"2025","title":"Individuals who wrote code in a programming language by sex (2025)","topic":"Literacy","method":"data collection","source":"Eurostat Statistics Explained: Young people - digital world, 2026","sub_topic":"","chart_number":"91.0","geographical":"Europe"},"description":"This chart, from the Eurostat publication 'Young people \u2013 digital world' (March 2026), illustrates the percentage of individuals aged 16\u201329 who wrote code in a programming language in 2025, disaggregated by sex. The data reveal a significant 'digital creation gap', with the EU average for young men (19%) being more than double that for young women (9%).\r\nA significant trend emerges in the disparity between technical consumption and technical production. While previous Eurostat data showed near-universal social media participation, the percentage of young people capable of programming remains low, peaking at around 30\u201332% for males in Ireland and Norway. In several major economies, the gender gap is extreme: in Ireland, male programmers outnumber female programmers by a ratio of six to one (31% versus 5%), while in Portugal, the ratio is almost three to one.\r\nNotably, the data identifies Albania as a unique outlier, where young females (24%) significantly outpace young males (15%) in programming skills."}