Canada vs Denmark: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education
Canada
78.4%
in 2022
Denmark
79.5%
in 2022
Canada rank
11th
Denmark rank
10th
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education over time
- Canada
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 79.5% against 78.4% in Canada, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and Denmark ranks 10th of 63 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.5% | 85.0% | 4.5% | Canada |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 85.0% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 79.5% | 1.2% | Denmark |
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, Canada or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 79.5% against 78.4% in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education between Canada and Denmark?
- 1.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Denmark?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Denmark rank globally for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Canada ranks 11th and Denmark ranks 10th 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 (%).