Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics, spoke the language of the test at home, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
56
Highest
92.5%
Japan
Lowest
14.1%
Kuwait
Median
68.8%
Years covered
29
1995–2023
Data points
397
What the numbers show
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics, spoke the language of the test at home, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 92.5% in Japan; the lowest is 14.1% in Kuwait.
The median across all reporting countries is 68.8%, and the mean is 59.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 142.3%), 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 | 92.5% | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 2 | Singapore | 90.2% | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 3 | Hong Kong, China | 87.6% | 2022 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 84.6% | 2018 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 5 | Republic of Korea | 84.2% | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 6 | Austria | 81.9% | 2022 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 7 | Ireland | 81.8% | 2022 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 8 | Denmark | 81.7% | 2022 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 80.0% | 2018 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 10 | Latvia | 79.3% | 2022 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 79.2% | 2022 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 12 | Canada | 78.9% | 2022 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 13 | Slovenia | 78.6% | 2022 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 14 | Sweden | 78.4% | 2022 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 15 | Germany | 78.2% | 2022 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 16 | Poland | 77.9% | 2022 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 77.7% | 2022 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 18 | Netherlands | 77.4% | 2022 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 19 | Czechia | 75.6% | 2022 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 20 | France | 74.7% | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 21 | Australia | 74.6% | 2022 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 22 | Spain | 74.5% | 2022 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 23 | New Zealand | 73.9% | 2022 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 73.7% | 2022 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 25 | Norway | 71.7% | 2022 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 26 | Portugal | 71.6% | 2022 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 71.4% | 2022 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 28 | United States of America | 69.1% | 2022 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 29 | Iceland | 68.4% | 2022 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 30 | Croatia | 67.9% | 2022 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 31 | Italy | 66.3% | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 32 | Israel | 65.2% | 2022 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 33 | Hungary | 64.0% | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 34 | Türkiye | 59.9% | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 35 | Serbia | 58.2% | 2022 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 36 | Greece | 55.4% | 2022 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 37 | Romania | 52.1% | 2022 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 51.3% | 2022 | down 15.6% | flat |
| 39 | Uruguay | 44.6% | 2022 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 40 | Mexico | 34.9% | 2022 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 41 | Thailand | 32.4% | 2022 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 42 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 32.0% | 2023 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 43 | Qatar | 30.7% | 2023 | up 142.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Colombia | 30.1% | 2022 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 45 | Lebanon | 29.4% | 2019 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 46 | Argentina | 28.9% | 2022 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 28.5% | 2022 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 48 | Brazil | 27.5% | 2022 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 49 | Albania | 26.9% | 2022 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 50 | Tunisia | 26.0% | 2015 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 51 | Bahrain | 24.3% | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 52 | Oman | 23.6% | 2023 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 53 | Chile | 23.4% | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 54 | Indonesia | 20.0% | 2022 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 55 | Jordan | 17.8% | 2022 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 56 | Kuwait | 14.1% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release