Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
56
Highest
92.0%
Japan
Lowest
14.5%
Jordan
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, male (%) is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 92.0% in Japan; the lowest is 14.5% in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 66.8%, and the mean is 57.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 99.4%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 47.2%).
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 92.0% | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 2 | Singapore | 89.3% | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 3 | Hong Kong, China | 84.8% | 2022 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 4 | Republic of Korea | 82.3% | 2022 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 5 | Ireland | 81.5% | 2022 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 6 | Denmark | 80.2% | 2022 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 7 | Canada | 78.7% | 2022 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 78.2% | 2018 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 9 | Latvia | 78.0% | 2022 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 10 | Austria | 77.3% | 2022 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 76.2% | 2022 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 74.9% | 2022 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 13 | Czechia | 74.2% | 2022 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 14 | Australia | 74.0% | 2022 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 73.7% | 2018 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 16 | Slovenia | 73.6% | 2022 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 17 | Spain | 73.5% | 2022 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 18 | Netherlands | 73.2% | 2022 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 19 | Finland | 72.6% | 2022 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 20 | Lithuania | 71.9% | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Sweden | 71.7% | 2022 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 22 | Germany | 71.7% | 2022 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 23 | France | 71.2% | 2022 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 24 | Portugal | 71.1% | 2022 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 25 | New Zealand | 70.9% | 2022 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 26 | United States of America | 67.4% | 2022 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 67.0% | 2022 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 28 | Norway | 66.9% | 2022 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 29 | Hungary | 66.7% | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 30 | Slovakia | 65.8% | 2022 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 31 | Italy | 65.4% | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 32 | Iceland | 65.4% | 2022 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 33 | Israel | 62.7% | 2022 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 34 | Serbia | 58.2% | 2022 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 35 | Türkiye | 57.7% | 2023 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 36 | Greece | 53.8% | 2022 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 37 | Romania | 51.5% | 2022 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 38 | Uruguay | 46.3% | 2022 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 45.0% | 2022 | down 17.9% | flat |
| 40 | Qatar | 41.7% | 2023 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 41 | Mexico | 38.3% | 2022 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 32.6% | 2022 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 43 | Colombia | 31.2% | 2022 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 44 | Thailand | 30.5% | 2022 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 45 | Argentina | 29.9% | 2022 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 46 | Bahrain | 29.7% | 2023 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 47 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 29.2% | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 48 | Brazil | 29.1% | 2022 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 49 | Chile | 28.4% | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 50 | Lebanon | 27.4% | 2019 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 51 | Tunisia | 27.0% | 2015 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 52 | Oman | 23.2% | 2023 | up 99.4% | rising |
| 53 | Albania | 23.0% | 2022 | down 40.9% | rising |
| 54 | Kuwait | 22.7% | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 55 | Indonesia | 17.2% | 2022 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 56 | Jordan | 14.5% | 2022 | down 47.2% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release