Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
53
Highest
91.9%
Japan
Lowest
17.8%
Jordan
Median
68.8%
Years covered
29
1995–2023
Data points
380

What the numbers show

Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 91.9% in Japan; the lowest is 17.8% in Jordan.

The median across all reporting countries is 68.8%, and the mean is 61.5%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Bahrain (up 1,172.2%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 43.8%).

Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Japan 91.9% 2023 up 5.9% rising
2 Singapore 88.5% 2023 down 4.6% flat
3 Hong Kong, China 87.8% 2022 down 4.4% flat
4 Republic of Korea 84.3% 2022 down 7.4% falling
5 Denmark 82.7% 2022 down 4.6% flat
6 Austria 82.2% 2022 down 3.6% flat
7 Ireland 82.1% 2022 down 1.8% flat
8 Belgium 80.6% 2022 down 5.9% falling
9 Luxembourg 80.3% 2018 down 4.4% flat
10 Sweden 79.9% 2022 up 2.6% flat
11 Canada 79.1% 2022 down 10.0% falling
12 Slovenia 78.7% 2022 down 3.9% flat
13 Netherlands 78.7% 2022 down 10.3% falling
14 Russian Federation 78.6% 2018 up 8.0% rising
15 Latvia 78.4% 2022 down 2.6% rising
16 Poland 78.2% 2022 down 8.9% rising
17 Germany 78.1% 2022 down 9.5% falling
18 Finland 78.0% 2022 down 12.8% falling
19 Spain 75.9% 2022 down 4.3% flat
20 France 75.7% 2022 down 8.1% falling
21 Czechia 75.1% 2022 down 5.6% falling
22 Lithuania 73.3% 2022 down 1.7% flat
23 Australia 73.2% 2022 down 9.6% falling
24 Norway 72.8% 2022 down 9.4% flat
25 New Zealand 72.7% 2022 down 8.2% falling
26 Portugal 72.6% 2022 down 6.4% rising
27 United States of America 68.8% 2022 down 10.1% falling
28 Iceland 68.4% 2022 down 14.7% falling
29 Slovakia 68.2% 2022 down 7.0% falling
30 Croatia 68.0% 2022 down 4.5% flat
31 Israel 66.3% 2022 down 1.0% rising
32 Hungary 64.4% 2023 down 2.6% rising
33 Italy 62.5% 2023 down 3.4% rising
34 Türkiye 59.9% 2023 up 47.1% rising
35 Serbia 57.4% 2022 down 6.3% flat
36 Greece 56.7% 2022 down 15.8% flat
37 Bahrain 53.8% 2019 up 1,172.2% volatile
38 Romania 52.8% 2022 down 10.9% rising
39 Bulgaria 49.0% 2022 down 15.2% flat
40 Uruguay 44.5% 2022 down 1.1% falling
41 Mexico 35.6% 2022 down 23.4% rising
42 Thailand 32.9% 2022 down 35.4% falling
43 Colombia 30.8% 2022 up 15.4% rising
44 Costa Rica 29.9% 2022 down 28.0% falling
45 Iran, Islamic Republic of 29.0% 2023 up 10.0% rising
46 Brazil 28.9% 2022 down 11.7% rising
47 Albania 28.4% 2022 down 26.7% rising
48 Argentina 28.4% 2022 down 18.3% falling
49 Lebanon 27.8% 2019 up 430.2% rising
50 Tunisia 26.6% 2015 down 5.3% rising
51 Chile 24.9% 2023 up 7.3% rising
52 Indonesia 18.9% 2022 down 22.8% falling
53 Jordan 17.8% 2022 down 43.8% falling

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Indicator
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
53 places, 380 data points, 1995–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release