Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
51
Highest
1.56 GPIA
Jordan
Lowest
1.02 GPIA
Costa Rica
Median
1.13 GPIA
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
366
What the numbers show
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 1.56 GPIA in Jordan; the lowest is 1.02 GPIA in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.13 GPIA, and the mean is 1.15 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 31.8%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 13.6%).
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary achieving at: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan | 1.56 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 2 | Albania | 1.47 GPIA | 2022 | up 31.8% | falling |
| 3 | Thailand | 1.3 GPIA | 2022 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 4 | Indonesia | 1.29 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 5 | Qatar | 1.28 GPIA | 2022 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 6 | Tunisia | 1.28 GPIA | 2015 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 1.27 GPIA | 2022 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 1.24 GPIA | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 9 | Iceland | 1.21 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 10 | Slovenia | 1.21 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 11 | Serbia | 1.18 GPIA | 2022 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 12 | Romania | 1.18 GPIA | 2022 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 13 | Greece | 1.18 GPIA | 2022 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 14 | Norway | 1.18 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 15 | Slovakia | 1.17 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 16 | Finland | 1.16 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 1.15 GPIA | 2022 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 18 | Turkey | 1.15 GPIA | 2022 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 19 | Sweden | 1.15 GPIA | 2022 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 20 | Croatia | 1.14 GPIA | 2022 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 21 | Netherlands | 1.14 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 22 | Brazil | 1.14 GPIA | 2022 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 1.13 GPIA | 2018 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 24 | Israel | 1.13 GPIA | 2022 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 25 | Latvia | 1.13 GPIA | 2022 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 1.13 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 27 | Argentina | 1.13 GPIA | 2022 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 28 | Russia | 1.12 GPIA | 2018 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 29 | Belgium | 1.12 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 30 | Czechia | 1.12 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 31 | Spain | 1.11 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 32 | Colombia | 1.1 GPIA | 2022 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 33 | New Zealand | 1.1 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 34 | Italy | 1.1 GPIA | 2022 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 35 | Portugal | 1.1 GPIA | 2022 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 36 | France | 1.1 GPIA | 2022 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 37 | South Korea | 1.1 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 38 | Australia | 1.1 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 39 | Uruguay | 1.1 GPIA | 2022 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 40 | Hungary | 1.09 GPIA | 2022 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 41 | United States | 1.09 GPIA | 2022 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 42 | Canada | 1.09 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 43 | Denmark | 1.09 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 44 | Hong Kong | 1.08 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 45 | Germany | 1.08 GPIA | 2022 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 46 | Austria | 1.08 GPIA | 2022 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 47 | Mexico | 1.07 GPIA | 2022 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 48 | Ireland | 1.07 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 49 | Chile | 1.06 GPIA | 2022 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 50 | Singapore | 1.06 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 51 | Costa Rica | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | down 13.6% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release