Argentina vs Brazil: Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level
Argentina
27.1%
in 2022
Brazil
26.6%
in 2022
Argentina rank
54th
Brazil rank
56th
Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level over time
- Argentina
- Brazil
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 27.1% against 26.6% in Brazil, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 54th and Brazil ranks 56th of 63 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Brazil in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.9% | 26.0% | 11.9% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 32.4% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 26.6% | 0.4% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level, Argentina or Brazil?
- Argentina, at 27.1% against 26.6% in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level between Argentina and Brazil?
- 0.5%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level?
- Argentina ranks 54th and Brazil ranks 56th of 63 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).