CodeWeek


EU Codeweek is an initiative started in 2013 by the European Union to increase basic programming knowledge among children and young people.

History

Codeweek was launched in 2013 by Neelie Kroes – at the time Vice President of the European Commission – as part of a broader European digital agenda. With the increase in the number of devices running software, there is a growing need for programmers, and the organization wants to introduce children to computer language at a young age through this initiative.
Codeweek is a week during which free events are organized in schools, libraries, and other locations across Europe to teach more children and young people the basics of programming. In 2022, eighty European countries participated.

Participating countries

By 2024, 45 countries are taking part in Code Week, featuring an annual competition that ranks countries by the ratio of activities to their population size. These are the participating countries.
  1. Albania
  2. Argentina
  3. Armenia
  5. Belgium
  6. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  7. Bulgaria
  8. Croatia
  9. Cyprus
  10. Czech Republic
  11. Denmark
  12. Estonia
  13. France
  14. Georgia
  15. Germany
  16. Greece
  17. Hungary
  18. Ireland
  19. Italy
  20. Jordan
  21. Kenya
  22. Latvia
  23. Lebanon
  24. Lithuania
  25. Malta
  26. Moldova
  27. Monaco
  28. Netherlands
  29. North Macedonia
  30. Pakistan
  31. Palestine
  32. Poland
  33. Portugal
  34. Romania
  35. Serbia
  36. Slovakia
  37. Slovenia
  38. Spain
  39. Sweden
  40. Thailand
  41. Tunisia
  42. Türkiye
  43. Ukraine
  44. United Kingdom
  45. United States