Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
56
Highest
91.5%
Japan
Lowest
18.9%
Kuwait
Median
66.8%
Years covered
29
1995–2023
Data points
401
What the numbers show
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics, female (%) is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 91.5% in Japan; the lowest is 18.9% in Kuwait.
The median across all reporting countries is 66.8%, and the mean is 57.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 47.2%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 44.4%).
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 91.5% | 2023 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 2 | Singapore | 89.4% | 2023 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 3 | Hong Kong, China | 87.7% | 2022 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 4 | Republic of Korea | 85.4% | 2022 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 5 | Ireland | 80.4% | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 6 | Denmark | 78.9% | 2022 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 78.5% | 2018 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 8 | Canada | 78.0% | 2022 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 9 | Finland | 77.8% | 2022 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 77.8% | 2022 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 11 | Latvia | 77.7% | 2022 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 12 | Slovenia | 77.3% | 2022 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 13 | Belgium | 75.2% | 2022 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 14 | Czechia | 74.8% | 2022 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 15 | Sweden | 73.9% | 2022 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 16 | Australia | 73.2% | 2022 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 17 | Austria | 72.9% | 2022 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 18 | Lithuania | 72.4% | 2022 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 19 | Netherlands | 72.1% | 2022 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 20 | Spain | 71.9% | 2022 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 71.8% | 2018 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 22 | New Zealand | 71.6% | 2022 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 23 | France | 71.1% | 2022 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 24 | Norway | 70.2% | 2022 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 25 | Portugal | 69.4% | 2022 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 26 | Germany | 69.3% | 2022 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 27 | Slovakia | 67.9% | 2022 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 67.2% | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 29 | Iceland | 66.4% | 2022 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 30 | United States of America | 64.7% | 2022 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 31 | Israel | 62.8% | 2022 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 32 | Hungary | 62.5% | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 33 | Türkiye | 61.1% | 2023 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 34 | Italy | 57.5% | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 35 | Serbia | 55.6% | 2022 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 36 | Greece | 51.8% | 2022 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 37 | Romania | 51.4% | 2022 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 48.0% | 2022 | down 16.9% | flat |
| 39 | Uruguay | 40.6% | 2022 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 40 | Qatar | 39.1% | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 41 | Thailand | 32.8% | 2022 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 42 | Bahrain | 31.5% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 43 | Mexico | 30.5% | 2022 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 44 | Albania | 29.3% | 2022 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 45 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 27.9% | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 46 | Colombia | 26.5% | 2022 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 47 | Lebanon | 26.2% | 2019 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 48 | Oman | 26.0% | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 49 | Argentina | 24.2% | 2022 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 50 | Brazil | 24.1% | 2022 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 51 | Tunisia | 23.6% | 2015 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 52 | Costa Rica | 23.6% | 2022 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 53 | Jordan | 19.6% | 2022 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 54 | Indonesia | 19.4% | 2022 | down 16.2% | flat |
| 55 | Chile | 19.1% | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 56 | Kuwait | 18.9% | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release