Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, spoke the language of the test at home, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
51
Highest
92.6%
Singapore
Lowest
21.3%
Jordan
Median
76.7%
Years covered
23
2000–2022
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 reading, spoke the language of the test at home, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 92.6% in Singapore; the lowest is 21.3% in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 76.7%, and the mean is 68.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 41.4%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 57.8%).
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 92.6% | 2022 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 2 | Ireland | 89.5% | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 85.7% | 2022 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 85.1% | 2018 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 5 | Hong Kong, China | 84.0% | 2022 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 6 | Denmark | 83.3% | 2022 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 7 | Canada | 83.0% | 2022 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 8 | United States of America | 82.4% | 2022 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 9 | New Zealand | 82.2% | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 10 | Sweden | 81.9% | 2022 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 11 | Finland | 81.8% | 2022 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 12 | Germany | 81.6% | 2022 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 13 | Italy | 81.4% | 2022 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 14 | Austria | 81.3% | 2022 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 15 | Czechia | 80.3% | 2022 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 16 | Australia | 80.1% | 2022 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 17 | Russian Federation | 80.0% | 2018 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 18 | Latvia | 79.1% | 2022 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 19 | Belgium | 79.1% | 2022 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 20 | Poland | 79.0% | 2022 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 21 | Portugal | 78.2% | 2022 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 22 | Croatia | 78.2% | 2022 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 23 | Spain | 78.1% | 2022 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 24 | Lithuania | 77.1% | 2022 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 25 | Slovenia | 76.9% | 2022 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 26 | France | 76.7% | 2022 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 27 | Norway | 75.8% | 2022 | down 12.6% | flat |
| 28 | Hungary | 74.5% | 2022 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 29 | Israel | 73.4% | 2022 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 30 | Türkiye | 72.6% | 2022 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 31 | Netherlands | 70.2% | 2022 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 32 | Slovakia | 69.1% | 2022 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 33 | Chile | 67.4% | 2022 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 34 | Greece | 65.1% | 2022 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 35 | Serbia | 64.8% | 2022 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 36 | Iceland | 63.3% | 2022 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 37 | Uruguay | 60.2% | 2022 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 38 | Romania | 59.1% | 2022 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 54.2% | 2022 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 40 | Mexico | 54.0% | 2022 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 53.4% | 2022 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 52.7% | 2022 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 43 | Brazil | 50.9% | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 44 | Colombia | 50.3% | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 45 | Qatar | 48.0% | 2022 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 46 | Argentina | 47.5% | 2022 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 47 | Thailand | 35.5% | 2022 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 48 | Tunisia | 29.1% | 2015 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 49 | Indonesia | 28.2% | 2022 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 50 | Albania | 27.7% | 2022 | down 42.1% | rising |
| 51 | Jordan | 21.3% | 2022 | down 57.8% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release