Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics, immigrant background, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
51
Highest
94.2%
Singapore
Lowest
0.2%
Indonesia
Median
51.5%
Years covered
29
1995–2023
Data points
360
What the numbers show
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics, immigrant background, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 94.2% in Singapore; the lowest is 0.2% in Indonesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 51.5%, and the mean is 47.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 589.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Bahrain (up 3,411.3%), and the largest decrease in Indonesia (down 99.1%).
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 94.2% | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 2 | Hong Kong, China | 83.1% | 2022 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 3 | Australia | 78.5% | 2022 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 78.0% | 2018 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 5 | Ireland | 77.7% | 2022 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 6 | Canada | 77.5% | 2022 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 7 | Latvia | 76.0% | 2022 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 8 | Japan | 74.8% | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 9 | New Zealand | 71.2% | 2022 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 10 | Croatia | 68.6% | 2022 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 11 | Hungary | 68.4% | 2023 | up 68.1% | falling |
| 12 | Lithuania | 68.3% | 2022 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 67.4% | 2018 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 14 | Bahrain | 60.6% | 2019 | up 3,411.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Romania | 60.0% | 2022 | down 31.6% | rising |
| 16 | Serbia | 59.0% | 2022 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 17 | Slovakia | 57.2% | 2022 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 18 | Czechia | 55.7% | 2022 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 19 | Belgium | 54.9% | 2022 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 20 | Austria | 54.6% | 2022 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 21 | Spain | 54.2% | 2022 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 22 | Denmark | 54.0% | 2022 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 23 | Norway | 53.7% | 2022 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 24 | Portugal | 53.6% | 2022 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 25 | United States of America | 52.9% | 2022 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 26 | Netherlands | 51.5% | 2022 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 27 | France | 50.0% | 2022 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 28 | Uruguay | 49.0% | 2022 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 29 | Slovenia | 48.8% | 2022 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 30 | Sweden | 47.7% | 2022 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 31 | Italy | 47.5% | 2023 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 32 | Iceland | 46.6% | 2022 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 33 | Türkiye | 46.0% | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 34 | Israel | 44.5% | 2022 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 43.9% | 2022 | up 71.9% | falling |
| 36 | Finland | 42.8% | 2022 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 37 | Germany | 36.0% | 2022 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 38 | Lebanon | 22.7% | 2019 | up 472.6% | rising |
| 39 | Argentina | 21.4% | 2022 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 40 | Greece | 21.4% | 2022 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 41 | Colombia | 21.3% | 2022 | up 694.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Jordan | 18.2% | 2022 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 43 | Albania | 18.1% | 2022 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 18.1% | 2022 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 45 | Thailand | 17.7% | 2022 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 46 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 17.3% | 2023 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 47 | Chile | 15.4% | 2023 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 48 | Brazil | 9.4% | 2022 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 49 | Tunisia | 8.2% | 2015 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Mexico | 3.4% | 2022 | down 72.5% | falling |
| 51 | Indonesia | 0.2% | 2022 | down 99.1% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release