Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics, very affluent socioeconomic background, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
52
Highest
94.1%
Singapore
Lowest
33.1%
Oman
Median
85.0%
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 affluent socioeconomic background, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 94.1% in Singapore; the lowest is 33.1% in Oman.
The median across all reporting countries is 85.0%, and the mean is 77.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Bahrain (up 45.1%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 30.2%).
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 94.1% | 2019 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 2 | Hong Kong, China | 92.6% | 2022 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 92.3% | 2022 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 92.2% | 2018 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 5 | Poland | 92.1% | 2022 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 6 | Japan | 92.0% | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 7 | Belgium | 91.8% | 2022 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 8 | Austria | 91.7% | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 9 | Czechia | 90.9% | 2022 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 10 | Germany | 90.9% | 2022 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 11 | Latvia | 90.6% | 2022 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 12 | France | 90.2% | 2022 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 13 | Ireland | 90.0% | 2022 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 14 | Portugal | 89.0% | 2022 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 15 | Slovakia | 88.4% | 2022 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 16 | Slovenia | 88.3% | 2022 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 17 | Denmark | 88.1% | 2022 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 18 | Spain | 87.8% | 2022 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 87.5% | 2018 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 20 | Lithuania | 87.5% | 2022 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 21 | Finland | 87.4% | 2022 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 22 | Netherlands | 87.2% | 2022 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 23 | Canada | 87.1% | 2022 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 24 | New Zealand | 86.0% | 2022 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 25 | Sweden | 85.8% | 2022 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 26 | Australia | 85.2% | 2022 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 84.9% | 2022 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 28 | United States of America | 83.1% | 2022 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 29 | Romania | 82.1% | 2022 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 30 | Israel | 80.5% | 2022 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 31 | Hungary | 79.1% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 32 | Uruguay | 79.0% | 2022 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 33 | Norway | 78.7% | 2022 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 34 | Iceland | 76.6% | 2022 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 35 | Greece | 73.3% | 2022 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 36 | Thailand | 73.0% | 2022 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 71.2% | 2022 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 38 | Italy | 70.9% | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 39 | Türkiye | 69.5% | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 40 | Colombia | 69.3% | 2022 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 41 | Brazil | 68.8% | 2022 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 42 | Mexico | 62.6% | 2022 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 43 | Argentina | 57.4% | 2022 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 44 | Chile | 57.0% | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 45 | Bahrain | 56.4% | 2023 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 46 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 56.0% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 47 | Indonesia | 53.1% | 2022 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 48 | Albania | 48.3% | 2022 | up 26.8% | flat |
| 49 | Tunisia | 46.1% | 2015 | down 18.7% | flat |
| 50 | Lebanon | 39.2% | 2019 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 51 | Jordan | 36.5% | 2022 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 52 | Oman | 33.1% | 2023 | up 43.6% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release