Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
51
Highest
86.3%
Singapore
Lowest
12.2%
Jordan
Median
65.7%
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, male (%) is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 86.3% in Singapore; the lowest is 12.2% in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 65.7%, and the mean is 61.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 39.6%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 60.3%).
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 86.3% | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 2 | Ireland | 85.5% | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 81.1% | 2022 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 4 | Hong Kong, China | 79.1% | 2022 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 5 | Canada | 78.2% | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 6 | Denmark | 77.5% | 2022 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 7 | United States of America | 76.0% | 2022 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 8 | New Zealand | 74.9% | 2022 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 9 | Australia | 74.8% | 2022 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 10 | Italy | 74.2% | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | Czechia | 73.8% | 2022 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 72.8% | 2018 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 13 | Portugal | 72.7% | 2022 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 72.5% | 2022 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 15 | Latvia | 71.8% | 2022 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 16 | Finland | 71.8% | 2022 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 17 | Austria | 71.5% | 2022 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 18 | Croatia | 71.5% | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 19 | Germany | 71.3% | 2022 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 20 | Spain | 71.0% | 2022 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 21 | Hungary | 70.5% | 2022 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 22 | Belgium | 69.9% | 2022 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 23 | Sweden | 69.8% | 2022 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 24 | France | 69.2% | 2022 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 68.9% | 2022 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 65.7% | 2018 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 65.7% | 2022 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 28 | Israel | 65.5% | 2022 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 29 | Slovenia | 65.4% | 2022 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 30 | Türkiye | 64.9% | 2022 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 31 | Chile | 64.2% | 2022 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 32 | Netherlands | 60.7% | 2022 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 33 | Slovakia | 58.9% | 2022 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 34 | Serbia | 57.2% | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 35 | Greece | 56.4% | 2022 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 36 | Uruguay | 56.0% | 2022 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 37 | Iceland | 53.2% | 2022 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 38 | Romania | 52.6% | 2022 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 52.3% | 2022 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 40 | Mexico | 50.9% | 2022 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 41 | Brazil | 46.0% | 2022 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 45.8% | 2022 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 43 | Qatar | 44.0% | 2022 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 44.0% | 2022 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 45 | Argentina | 42.5% | 2022 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 41.0% | 2022 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 47 | Thailand | 28.4% | 2022 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 48 | Tunisia | 23.5% | 2015 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 49 | Indonesia | 21.0% | 2022 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 50 | Albania | 18.4% | 2022 | down 59.0% | rising |
| 51 | Jordan | 12.2% | 2022 | down 60.3% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release