Canada vs Estonia: Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education
Canada
81.8%
in 2022
Estonia
86.2%
in 2022
Canada rank
8th
Estonia rank
5th
Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education over time
- Canada
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 86.2% against 81.8% in Canada, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and Estonia ranks 5th of 59 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Estonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.4% | 86.5% | 2.9% | Canada |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 89.7% | 1.5% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 86.2% | 4.3% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education, Canada or Estonia?
- Estonia, at 86.2% against 81.8% in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education between Canada and Estonia?
- 4.4%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Estonia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Estonia rank globally for share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education?
- Canada ranks 8th and Estonia ranks 5th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of students achieving minimum reading 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
Share of students who achieve minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education. This data includes only students enrolled in school.