Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
51
Highest
91.8%
Ireland
Lowest
28.1%
Jordan
Median
77.7%
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
366
What the numbers show
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, female (%) is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 91.8% in Ireland; the lowest is 28.1% in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 77.7%, and the mean is 70.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 11.9%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 58.3%).
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 91.8% | 2022 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 2 | Singapore | 91.4% | 2022 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 90.0% | 2022 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 4 | Hong Kong, China | 86.4% | 2022 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 5 | Finland | 85.7% | 2022 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 6 | Canada | 85.6% | 2022 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 7 | Denmark | 84.7% | 2022 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 8 | Czechia | 83.7% | 2022 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 9 | United States of America | 83.7% | 2022 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 10 | New Zealand | 83.7% | 2022 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 11 | Croatia | 83.6% | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 12 | Poland | 83.2% | 2022 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 13 | Slovenia | 83.0% | 2022 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 82.9% | 2018 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 82.8% | 2022 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 16 | Australia | 82.7% | 2022 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 17 | Latvia | 82.4% | 2022 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 18 | Sweden | 81.9% | 2022 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 19 | Lithuania | 81.2% | 2022 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 20 | Portugal | 81.1% | 2022 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 21 | Spain | 80.2% | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 22 | Norway | 79.7% | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 23 | Belgium | 79.4% | 2022 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 24 | Austria | 78.1% | 2022 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 25 | Germany | 77.8% | 2022 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 26 | Hungary | 77.7% | 2022 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 27 | France | 77.0% | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 28 | Türkiye | 76.5% | 2022 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 75.8% | 2018 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 30 | Israel | 75.3% | 2022 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 31 | Slovakia | 70.9% | 2022 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 32 | Netherlands | 70.4% | 2022 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 33 | Serbia | 70.2% | 2022 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 34 | Greece | 68.5% | 2022 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 35 | Chile | 68.4% | 2022 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 36 | Iceland | 67.6% | 2022 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 37 | Romania | 64.0% | 2022 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 38 | Uruguay | 61.9% | 2022 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 39 | Qatar | 61.4% | 2022 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 40 | United Arab Emirates | 60.4% | 2022 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 41 | Mexico | 54.9% | 2022 | down 15.6% | flat |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 54.2% | 2022 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 53.6% | 2022 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 44 | Brazil | 53.3% | 2022 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 45 | Colombia | 51.2% | 2022 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 46 | Argentina | 48.5% | 2022 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 47 | Thailand | 40.3% | 2022 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 48 | Albania | 34.8% | 2022 | down 31.4% | flat |
| 49 | Tunisia | 32.7% | 2015 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 50 | Indonesia | 29.7% | 2022 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 51 | Jordan | 28.1% | 2022 | down 58.3% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release