Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
29
Highest
93.4%
Republic of Korea
Lowest
21.7%
Morocco
Median
71.0%
Years covered
29
1995–2023
Data points
373
What the numbers show
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 93.4% in Republic of Korea; the lowest is 21.7% in Morocco.
The median across all reporting countries is 71.0%, and the mean is 68.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Kuwait (up 144.2%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 18.1%).
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 93.4% | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 2 | Singapore | 92.7% | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 3 | Hong Kong, China | 91.0% | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 90.9% | 2019 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 5 | Lithuania | 86.5% | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 83.1% | 2023 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 80.1% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 8 | Latvia | 78.0% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 9 | Czechia | 77.9% | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 10 | Sweden | 76.9% | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 74.9% | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 12 | Belgium | 73.1% | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 13 | Slovakia | 73.0% | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 14 | Armenia | 72.3% | 2023 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 15 | Cyprus | 71.0% | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 70.9% | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 17 | Slovenia | 70.8% | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 69.8% | 2023 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 19 | Italy | 69.2% | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 20 | United States of America | 67.8% | 2023 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 21 | Australia | 64.1% | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 22 | Georgia | 63.1% | 2023 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 23 | Norway | 62.7% | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 24 | New Zealand | 56.7% | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 56.5% | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 26 | Qatar | 46.5% | 2023 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 31.2% | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 28 | Kuwait | 22.1% | 2023 | up 144.2% | rising |
| 29 | Morocco | 21.7% | 2023 | up 125.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 77.3%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 72.0%
- SDG: Oceania 64.4%
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 46.3%
- SDG: World 44.2%
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 35.6%
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 32.3%
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 18.9%
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 11.1%
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 9.9%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release