Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics, very poor socioeconomic background, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
52
Highest
89.9%
Japan
Lowest
10.4%
Jordan
Median
44.2%
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
364
What the numbers show
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics, very poor socioeconomic background, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 89.9% in Japan; the lowest is 10.4% in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 44.2%, and the mean is 38.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 61.9%), and the largest decrease in Singapore (down 83.9%).
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 89.9% | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 2 | Hong Kong, China | 80.7% | 2022 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 66.1% | 2018 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Korea | 61.0% | 2022 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 5 | Latvia | 58.6% | 2022 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 57.1% | 2022 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 7 | Ireland | 56.6% | 2022 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 54.8% | 2018 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 9 | Canada | 54.4% | 2022 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 10 | Portugal | 53.2% | 2022 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 53.1% | 2022 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 12 | Finland | 52.1% | 2022 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 13 | Germany | 51.8% | 2022 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 14 | Türkiye | 50.9% | 2023 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 49.7% | 2022 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 16 | Netherlands | 49.2% | 2022 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 17 | Belgium | 48.5% | 2022 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 18 | Slovenia | 48.1% | 2022 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 19 | Croatia | 47.2% | 2022 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 20 | Lithuania | 46.5% | 2022 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 21 | Austria | 46.4% | 2022 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 22 | France | 46.2% | 2022 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 23 | United States of America | 45.9% | 2022 | down 20.6% | flat |
| 24 | Sweden | 45.9% | 2022 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 25 | Australia | 45.4% | 2022 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 26 | Italy | 45.3% | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 27 | New Zealand | 43.1% | 2022 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 28 | Iceland | 41.9% | 2022 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 29 | Czechia | 41.8% | 2022 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 30 | Norway | 37.8% | 2022 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 31 | Slovakia | 34.7% | 2022 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 32 | Greece | 34.3% | 2022 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 33 | Uruguay | 29.2% | 2022 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 34 | Israel | 28.4% | 2022 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 35 | Hungary | 26.9% | 2023 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 36 | Romania | 25.9% | 2022 | down 31.2% | flat |
| 37 | Mexico | 23.6% | 2022 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 38 | Thailand | 23.0% | 2022 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 21.9% | 2022 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 40 | Bahrain | 21.6% | 2023 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Albania | 19.8% | 2022 | down 49.6% | rising |
| 42 | Oman | 19.6% | 2023 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 43 | Colombia | 17.2% | 2022 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 44 | Lebanon | 17.0% | 2019 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 45 | Chile | 15.2% | 2023 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 46 | Brazil | 14.9% | 2022 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 47 | Argentina | 14.7% | 2022 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 48 | Tunisia | 14.2% | 2015 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 49 | Singapore | 13.6% | 2019 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Indonesia | 13.4% | 2022 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 51 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 12.9% | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 52 | Jordan | 10.4% | 2022 | down 39.1% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release