Australia vs Belgium: Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level
Australia
73.7%
in 2022
Belgium
75.0%
in 2022
Australia rank
21st
Belgium rank
19th
Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 75.0% against 73.7% in Australia, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 21st and Belgium ranks 19th of 63 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Belgium in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.6% | 81.9% | 4.8% | Australia |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 80.4% | 1.8% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 75.0% | 1.4% | Belgium |
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, Australia or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 75.0% against 73.7% in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level between Australia and Belgium?
- 1.3%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level?
- Australia ranks 21st and Belgium ranks 19th 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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About this data
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).