GOMYCODE: The Tunisian startup upskilling Africa’s youth

GOMYCODE: The Tunisian startup upskilling Africa’s youth

Unemployment has long been a concern for governments across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, which suffers from the world's highest rate of youth unemployment. The curriculum in many countries is outdated and fails to prepare students for a labour market that increasingly relies on digital and technical capabilities. According to the World Economic Forum, digitisation and technology integration will change 42 per cent of core employment skills by 2022, a shift that some education technology (edtech) startups are looking to address. 

As communication, training, and learning moved primarily online during last year's lockdown, Mena's edtech scene, like its e-commerce market, saw positive growth in both adoption and investment. The period opened the door for investors to back the region's leading edtech startups such as Saudi Arabia-based Noon Academy and Lebanon-based Ostaz which was acquired by Global private school provider Inspired Education Group, and urged them to explore digital learning opportunities beyond the K-12 scope.

All of this has been fuelling Tunisia-based upskilling edtech GOMYCODE to expand across the Middle East and Africa to meet the dire need to address widespread unemployment among youth. 

Launched in 2017, the startup has trained more than 10,000 users across eight