Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education prepared for the future in mathematics, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
25
Highest
93.4%
Korea
Lowest
17.9%
Morocco
Median
70.4%
Years covered
29
1995–2023
Data points
344
What the numbers show
Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education prepared for the future in mathematics, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 93.4% in Korea; the lowest is 17.9% in Morocco.
The median across all reporting countries is 70.4%, and the mean is 68.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 171.4%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 17.6%).
Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea | 93.4% | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 90.6% | 2019 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 3 | Lithuania | 86.3% | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 82.9% | 2023 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 80.0% | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 6 | Czechia | 77.8% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 7 | Latvia | 77.7% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 76.8% | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 74.9% | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 10 | Slovakia | 72.8% | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 72.2% | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 12 | Armenia | 71.9% | 2023 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 13 | Slovenia | 70.4% | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 70.3% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 15 | Cyprus | 70.2% | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 69.4% | 2023 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 69.2% | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 18 | United States of America | 67.8% | 2023 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 19 | Norway | 64.5% | 2019 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 20 | Australia | 63.8% | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 21 | Georgia | 62.9% | 2023 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 56.3% | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 23 | Qatar | 46.5% | 2023 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 30.0% | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 25 | Morocco | 17.9% | 2023 | up 171.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 77.1%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 71.8%
- SDG: Oceania 54.9%
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 44.6%
- SDG: World 38.1%
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 32.7%
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 28.3%
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 13.6%
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 7.0%
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 5.4%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release