Czechia vs Italy: Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education
Czechia
78.7%
in 2022
Italy
78.6%
in 2022
Czechia rank
14th
Italy rank
15th
Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education over time
- Czechia
- Italy
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 78.7% against 78.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 14th and Italy ranks 15th of 59 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.8% | 77.4% | 1.4% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 78.8% | 1.4% | Czechia |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 78.6% | 0.0% | Czechia |
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, Czechia or Italy?
- Czechia, at 78.7% against 78.6% in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education between Czechia and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Italy?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Czechia and Italy rank globally for share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education?
- Czechia ranks 14th and Italy ranks 15th 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.