Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, adjusted native parity index (NPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
49
Highest
1.53 NPIA
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
0.0232 NPIA
Indonesia
Median
0.7508 NPIA
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
345
What the numbers show
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, adjusted native parity index (NPIA) is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 1.53 NPIA in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 0.0232 NPIA in Indonesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7508 NPIA, and the mean is 0.7543 NPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 66.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 163.0%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 49.0%).
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 1.53 NPIA | 2022 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 2 | Qatar | 1.5 NPIA | 2022 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 3 | Uruguay | 1.07 NPIA | 2022 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 4 | Serbia | 1.06 NPIA | 2022 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 5 | Australia | 1.02 NPIA | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Jordan | 1.01 NPIA | 2022 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 7 | Singapore | 1.01 NPIA | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 0.9933 NPIA | 2018 | up 14.5% | flat |
| 9 | Canada | 0.9586 NPIA | 2022 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 10 | Latvia | 0.9544 NPIA | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 11 | New Zealand | 0.9356 NPIA | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 12 | Hong Kong, China | 0.9295 NPIA | 2022 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 13 | Ireland | 0.9235 NPIA | 2022 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 14 | Croatia | 0.9145 NPIA | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 15 | Argentina | 0.8991 NPIA | 2022 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 0.8709 NPIA | 2022 | up 110.0% | falling |
| 17 | Romania | 0.869 NPIA | 2022 | down 18.8% | flat |
| 18 | Portugal | 0.8599 NPIA | 2022 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 19 | Lithuania | 0.8506 NPIA | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 20 | Hungary | 0.8376 NPIA | 2022 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 21 | United States of America | 0.8148 NPIA | 2022 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 0.8046 NPIA | 2018 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 23 | Chile | 0.8029 NPIA | 2022 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 24 | Spain | 0.7827 NPIA | 2022 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 25 | Italy | 0.7508 NPIA | 2022 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 26 | Colombia | 0.7187 NPIA | 2022 | up 163.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Norway | 0.7143 NPIA | 2022 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 0.7092 NPIA | 2022 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 29 | Belgium | 0.6727 NPIA | 2022 | down 13.6% | flat |
| 30 | Slovenia | 0.6569 NPIA | 2022 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 31 | France | 0.65 NPIA | 2022 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 32 | Austria | 0.6424 NPIA | 2022 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 33 | Denmark | 0.6275 NPIA | 2022 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 34 | Albania | 0.6252 NPIA | 2022 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 35 | Israel | 0.6158 NPIA | 2022 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 36 | Czechia | 0.6147 NPIA | 2022 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 37 | Thailand | 0.6137 NPIA | 2022 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 38 | Slovakia | 0.6095 NPIA | 2022 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 39 | Netherlands | 0.566 NPIA | 2022 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 40 | Sweden | 0.5424 NPIA | 2022 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 41 | Greece | 0.497 NPIA | 2022 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 42 | Iceland | 0.492 NPIA | 2022 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 43 | Türkiye | 0.4887 NPIA | 2022 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 44 | Finland | 0.487 NPIA | 2022 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 45 | Brazil | 0.4421 NPIA | 2022 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 46 | Germany | 0.44 NPIA | 2022 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 47 | Mexico | 0.2951 NPIA | 2022 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 48 | Tunisia | 0.243 NPIA | 2015 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Indonesia | 0.0232 NPIA | 2018 | down 17.3% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release