Global formal education levels of software developers 2024

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Lionel Sujay Vailshery
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Aug 7, 2024

According to the survey, 41 percent of the software developers had bachelor degrees and just over 25 percent had attained a Master's degree of some form as of 2024. Additionally, around 4.9 percent had obtained some sort of professional degree.

Levels of formal education for software developers, worldwide, as of 2024

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Release date

July 2024

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

May 19 to June 20, 2024

Number of respondents

89,184 respondents

Special properties

Software developers

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: “Which of the following best describes the highest level of formal education that you’ve completed?”

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