Canada vs Switzerland: Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level
Canada
78.4%
in 2022
Switzerland
80.5%
in 2022
Canada rank
11th
Switzerland rank
9th
Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level over time
- Canada
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 80.5% against 78.4% in Canada, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 63 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.5% | 86.2% | 3.4% | Canada |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 85.0% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 80.5% | 2.2% | Switzerland |
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, Canada or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 80.5% against 78.4% in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level between Canada and Switzerland?
- 2.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Switzerland?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Switzerland rank globally for share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level?
- Canada ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 9th 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 (%).