Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics, did not speak the language of the test at home, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
56
Highest
86.0%
Singapore
Lowest
9.0%
Argentina
Median
50.1%
Years covered
29
1995–2023
Data points
395
What the numbers show
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics, did not speak the language of the test at home, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 86.0% in Singapore; the lowest is 9.0% in Argentina.
The median across all reporting countries is 50.1%, and the mean is 43.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 270.3%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 68.0%).
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 86.0% | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 2 | Hong Kong, China | 79.0% | 2022 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 3 | Canada | 78.4% | 2022 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 4 | Ireland | 77.1% | 2022 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 5 | Australia | 71.2% | 2022 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 70.5% | 2018 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 7 | Latvia | 67.5% | 2022 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 67.0% | 2022 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 9 | Hungary | 63.2% | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 10 | New Zealand | 62.5% | 2022 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 60.4% | 2022 | down 24.0% | flat |
| 12 | Denmark | 59.3% | 2022 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 59.2% | 2018 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 58.9% | 2022 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 15 | Japan | 56.5% | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 16 | Norway | 56.5% | 2022 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 56.4% | 2022 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 18 | Israel | 55.9% | 2022 | down 20.9% | flat |
| 19 | Republic of Korea | 55.8% | 2022 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 20 | Sweden | 55.5% | 2022 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 21 | Czechia | 55.4% | 2022 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 22 | Finland | 54.3% | 2022 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 23 | Lithuania | 54.0% | 2022 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 24 | Portugal | 53.1% | 2022 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 25 | United States of America | 52.7% | 2022 | down 16.9% | flat |
| 26 | Slovenia | 52.5% | 2022 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 27 | Italy | 51.1% | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 28 | Netherlands | 51.0% | 2022 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 29 | France | 49.2% | 2022 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 30 | Iceland | 49.0% | 2022 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 31 | Germany | 46.7% | 2022 | down 33.1% | rising |
| 32 | Croatia | 46.1% | 2022 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 33 | Qatar | 40.1% | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 37.0% | 2022 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 35 | Slovakia | 32.8% | 2022 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 36 | Serbia | 31.9% | 2022 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 37 | Türkiye | 29.5% | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 38 | Bahrain | 28.6% | 2023 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Greece | 27.1% | 2022 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 40 | Uruguay | 25.1% | 2022 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 41 | Albania | 23.0% | 2022 | down 38.8% | rising |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 21.5% | 2022 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 21.1% | 2022 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 44 | Tunisia | 21.0% | 2015 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Lebanon | 17.6% | 2019 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 46 | Oman | 17.5% | 2023 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Indonesia | 17.0% | 2022 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 48 | Thailand | 16.8% | 2022 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 49 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 16.6% | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 50 | Kuwait | 16.1% | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 51 | Brazil | 11.1% | 2022 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Jordan | 10.8% | 2022 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 53 | Mexico | 10.7% | 2022 | down 48.1% | rising |
| 54 | Chile | 10.6% | 2023 | up 270.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Colombia | 10.5% | 2022 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 56 | Argentina | 9.0% | 2022 | down 39.5% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release