Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill (%) by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
66.5%
Iceland
Lowest
4.7%
Côte d'Ivoire
Median
37.0%
Years covered
15
2011–2025
Data points
338
What the numbers show
Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill (%) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 66.5% in Iceland; the lowest is 4.7% in Côte d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 37.0%, and the mean is 34.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 913.3%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 53.6%).
Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 66.5% | 2021 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 2 | Bahrain | 61.7% | 2024 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 3 | Denmark | 59.1% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 4 | Norway | 56.0% | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 5 | Malaysia | 54.9% | 2024 | up 217.3% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 53.7% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Japan | 50.5% | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 8 | Finland | 48.9% | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 9 | Malta | 46.1% | 2023 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 44.8% | 2025 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 42.9% | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 12 | Estonia | 41.5% | 2021 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 13 | Czechia | 40.5% | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 14 | Austria | 40.1% | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 15 | Kuwait | 39.8% | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 16 | Greece | 38.9% | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 38.0% | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 18 | Germany | 37.5% | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 19 | Cyprus | 37.4% | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 20 | Montenegro | 37.2% | 2024 | up 116.3% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 37.0% | 2016 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 22 | Ireland | 36.0% | 2020 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 23 | Croatia | 34.6% | 2023 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 24 | Italy | 34.4% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 25 | Azerbaijan | 34.1% | 2025 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 26 | Latvia | 30.6% | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 27 | Brunei Darussalam | 29.5% | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 27 | Brunei | 29.5% | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 29 | Morocco | 26.6% | 2024 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 30 | Mexico | 25.2% | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 31 | Colombia | 24.2% | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 32 | Belarus | 22.5% | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 33 | Peru | 20.5% | 2024 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 34 | Belgium | 18.5% | 2023 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 35 | Brazil | 16.3% | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 36 | Egypt | 15.2% | 2022 | up 913.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Ecuador | 12.9% | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 38 | Georgia | 11.6% | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 39 | Jamaica | 7.5% | 2023 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 40 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.7% | 2024 | up 135.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.7% | 2024 | up 135.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.