Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, immigrant background, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
49
Highest
89.6%
Singapore
Lowest
0.0%
Indonesia
Median
52.2%
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
346
What the numbers show
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, immigrant background, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 89.6% in Singapore; the lowest is 0.0% in Indonesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 52.2%, and the mean is 51.6%.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 173.6%), and the largest decrease in Indonesia (down 100.0%).
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 89.6% | 2022 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 2 | Ireland | 82.8% | 2022 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 3 | Australia | 80.8% | 2022 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 4 | Canada | 79.2% | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 5 | Hong Kong, China | 78.0% | 2022 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 77.7% | 2018 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 7 | New Zealand | 76.1% | 2022 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 75.7% | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 9 | Latvia | 74.4% | 2022 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 10 | Qatar | 72.6% | 2022 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 11 | Croatia | 71.8% | 2022 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 12 | Serbia | 68.0% | 2022 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 13 | Portugal | 67.6% | 2022 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 14 | United States of America | 66.8% | 2022 | down 19.4% | flat |
| 15 | Lithuania | 65.1% | 2022 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 16 | Uruguay | 65.0% | 2022 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 64.1% | 2018 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 62.4% | 2022 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 19 | Spain | 61.6% | 2022 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 20 | Italy | 60.5% | 2022 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 21 | Chile | 55.0% | 2022 | down 22.4% | flat |
| 22 | Norway | 54.9% | 2022 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 23 | Belgium | 53.9% | 2022 | down 21.3% | flat |
| 24 | Denmark | 52.7% | 2022 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 25 | Austria | 52.2% | 2022 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 26 | Romania | 52.0% | 2022 | down 23.2% | flat |
| 27 | France | 50.3% | 2022 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 28 | Slovenia | 50.3% | 2022 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 29 | Czechia | 49.0% | 2022 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 30 | Israel | 45.5% | 2022 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 31 | Sweden | 45.2% | 2022 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 43.7% | 2022 | up 69.3% | falling |
| 33 | Argentina | 42.0% | 2022 | up 30.2% | flat |
| 34 | Netherlands | 40.5% | 2022 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 35 | Slovakia | 40.4% | 2022 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 36 | Finland | 39.9% | 2022 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 39.1% | 2022 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 38 | Colombia | 36.9% | 2022 | up 173.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Germany | 35.9% | 2022 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 40 | Türkiye | 35.1% | 2022 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 41 | Greece | 32.9% | 2022 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 42 | Iceland | 31.2% | 2022 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 43 | Brazil | 23.3% | 2022 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 44 | Thailand | 21.9% | 2022 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 45 | Jordan | 21.6% | 2022 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 46 | Albania | 18.4% | 2022 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Mexico | 16.2% | 2022 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 48 | Tunisia | 7.3% | 2015 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Indonesia | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release