Israel vs Luxembourg: Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education
Israel
70.4%
in 2022
Luxembourg
70.7%
in 2018
Israel rank
35th
Luxembourg rank
34th
Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education over time
- Israel
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 70.7% against 70.4% in Israel, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 35th and Luxembourg ranks 34th of 59 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.2% | 72.0% | 4.9% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 74.3% | 1.4% | Luxembourg |
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, Israel or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 70.7% against 70.4% in Israel as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education between Israel and Luxembourg?
- 0.3%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Luxembourg?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
- How do Israel and Luxembourg rank globally for share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education?
- Israel ranks 35th and Luxembourg ranks 34th 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.