Germany vs Norway: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education
Germany
70.5%
in 2022
Norway
68.5%
in 2022
Germany rank
29th
Norway rank
31st
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education over time
- Germany
- Norway
How they compare
Germany currently reports 70.5% against 68.5% in Norway, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.
Germany ranks 29th and Norway ranks 31st of 63 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.4% | 79.9% | 1.5% | Norway |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 80.6% | 0.7% | Germany |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 68.5% | 2.0% | Germany |
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 Norway?
- Germany, at 70.5% against 68.5% in Norway 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 Norway?
- 2.0%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Norway rank globally for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Germany ranks 29th and Norway ranks 31st 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 (%).