Germany vs New Zealand: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education
Germany
70.5%
in 2022
New Zealand
71.2%
in 2022
Germany rank
29th
New Zealand rank
27th
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education over time
- Germany
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 71.2% against 70.5% in Germany, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
Germany ranks 29th and New Zealand ranks 27th of 63 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.4% | 85.7% | 7.3% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 78.0% | 3.3% | Germany |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 71.2% | 0.8% | New Zealand |
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, Germany or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 71.2% against 70.5% in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education between Germany and New Zealand?
- 0.7%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and New Zealand?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Germany and New Zealand rank globally for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Germany ranks 29th and New Zealand ranks 27th 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 (%).