Austria vs Belgium: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education
Austria
75.1%
in 2022
Belgium
75.0%
in 2022
Austria rank
18th
Belgium rank
19th
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Austria currently reports 75.1% against 75.0% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 18th and Belgium ranks 19th of 63 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Belgium in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.6% | 81.9% | 1.2% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 80.4% | 0.9% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 75.0% | 0.1% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education, Austria or Belgium?
- Austria, at 75.1% against 75.0% in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education between Austria and Belgium?
- 0.1%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Austria ranks 18th 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 math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. 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 (%).