Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, very affluent socioeconomic background, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
49
Highest
95.6%
Singapore
Lowest
42.7%
Jordan
Median
87.6%
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
353
What the numbers show
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, very affluent socioeconomic background, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 95.6% in Singapore; the lowest is 42.7% in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 87.6%, and the mean is 82.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 29.3%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 34.0%).
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 95.6% | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 2 | Ireland | 94.4% | 2022 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 93.4% | 2022 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 4 | Hungary | 91.3% | 2022 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 5 | Czechia | 91.3% | 2022 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 6 | Germany | 91.2% | 2022 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 90.8% | 2022 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 8 | Austria | 90.3% | 2022 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 9 | Belgium | 90.1% | 2022 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 10 | France | 90.1% | 2022 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 11 | United States of America | 90.1% | 2022 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 12 | Türkiye | 90.1% | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 89.8% | 2018 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 14 | Portugal | 89.8% | 2022 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 15 | New Zealand | 89.7% | 2022 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 16 | Italy | 89.5% | 2022 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 17 | Croatia | 89.2% | 2022 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 18 | Latvia | 89.2% | 2022 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 19 | Finland | 89.1% | 2022 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 20 | Hong Kong, China | 89.0% | 2022 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 21 | Canada | 88.2% | 2022 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 22 | Denmark | 88.1% | 2022 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 23 | Australia | 88.0% | 2022 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 87.6% | 2022 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 25 | Spain | 87.6% | 2022 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 26 | Sweden | 87.4% | 2022 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 27 | Uruguay | 85.6% | 2022 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 28 | Colombia | 85.3% | 2022 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 29 | Chile | 85.3% | 2022 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 30 | Romania | 85.3% | 2022 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 31 | Slovenia | 85.2% | 2022 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 32 | Russian Federation | 85.0% | 2018 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 33 | Israel | 84.4% | 2022 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 34 | Slovakia | 84.4% | 2022 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 35 | Brazil | 82.7% | 2022 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 36 | Netherlands | 81.3% | 2022 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 37 | Norway | 81.0% | 2022 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 38 | Mexico | 80.9% | 2022 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 39 | Greece | 80.2% | 2022 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 40 | Thailand | 73.9% | 2022 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 41 | Argentina | 72.5% | 2022 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 72.4% | 2022 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 43 | Iceland | 71.4% | 2022 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 44 | Qatar | 68.5% | 2022 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 45 | Indonesia | 64.6% | 2022 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 46 | United Arab Emirates | 61.8% | 2022 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 47 | Tunisia | 47.2% | 2015 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 48 | Albania | 46.9% | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 49 | Jordan | 42.7% | 2022 | down 34.0% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release