Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, did not speak the language of the test at home, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
51
Highest
83.1%
Singapore
Lowest
15.7%
Jordan
Median
53.4%
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
363
What the numbers show
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, did not speak the language of the test at home, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 83.1% in Singapore; the lowest is 15.7% in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 53.4%, and the mean is 49.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 10.9%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 75.0%).
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 83.1% | 2022 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 2 | Ireland | 83.0% | 2022 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 3 | Canada | 79.8% | 2022 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 4 | Hong Kong, China | 76.3% | 2022 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 5 | Australia | 74.0% | 2022 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 6 | United States of America | 69.7% | 2022 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 7 | New Zealand | 69.1% | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 67.8% | 2018 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 67.5% | 2022 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 10 | Italy | 65.8% | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 11 | Qatar | 65.6% | 2022 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 12 | Latvia | 64.5% | 2022 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 13 | Portugal | 60.1% | 2022 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 14 | Israel | 60.0% | 2022 | down 23.6% | flat |
| 15 | Denmark | 59.6% | 2022 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 16 | Norway | 59.0% | 2022 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 17 | Belgium | 58.4% | 2022 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 18 | Croatia | 56.6% | 2022 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 19 | Sweden | 56.6% | 2022 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 20 | Austria | 56.1% | 2022 | down 18.8% | flat |
| 21 | Russian Federation | 54.3% | 2018 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 22 | Czechia | 54.2% | 2022 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 23 | Hungary | 54.0% | 2022 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 53.8% | 2022 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 25 | Slovenia | 53.5% | 2022 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 53.4% | 2022 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 27 | Finland | 53.3% | 2022 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 28 | France | 52.2% | 2022 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 29 | Lithuania | 51.4% | 2022 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 30 | Germany | 50.9% | 2022 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 31 | Türkiye | 49.9% | 2022 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 32 | Chile | 45.9% | 2022 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 33 | Republic of Korea | 45.2% | 2022 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 34 | Netherlands | 45.1% | 2022 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 35 | Romania | 41.5% | 2022 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 39.7% | 2022 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 37 | Uruguay | 39.2% | 2022 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 38 | Iceland | 38.5% | 2022 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 39 | Greece | 37.3% | 2022 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 40 | Serbia | 36.0% | 2022 | down 43.6% | rising |
| 41 | Slovakia | 30.8% | 2022 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 42 | Tunisia | 23.7% | 2015 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 43 | Indonesia | 23.2% | 2022 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 44 | Mexico | 22.7% | 2022 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 45 | Albania | 22.2% | 2022 | down 45.9% | flat |
| 46 | Colombia | 22.0% | 2022 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 47 | Argentina | 21.8% | 2022 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 48 | Brazil | 21.5% | 2022 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 19.8% | 2022 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 50 | Thailand | 16.5% | 2022 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 51 | Jordan | 15.7% | 2022 | down 67.8% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release