Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by education level by country
Countries reporting
61
Highest
91.56
Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
Lowest
16
Palestine
Median
67.06
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
428
What the numbers show
Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by education level is currently reported for 61 countries. The highest value is 91.56 in Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China; the lowest is 16 in Palestine.
The median across all reporting countries is 67.06, and the mean is 59.03.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 46.3%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 45.5%).
Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 91.56 | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 2 | Singapore | 89 | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 3 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 86.16 | 2022 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 4 | Liechtenstein | 85.92 | 2012 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 5 | Estonia | 85.03 | 2022 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 6 | Korea | 83.78 | 2022 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 7 | Ireland | 80.97 | 2022 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 8 | Switzerland | 80.55 | 2022 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 9 | Denmark | 79.55 | 2022 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 10 | Canada | 78.37 | 2022 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 11 | Russia | 78.36 | 2018 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 12 | Latvia | 77.84 | 2022 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 77 | 2022 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 75.67 | 2022 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 15 | Slovenia | 75.41 | 2022 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 16 | Finland | 75.15 | 2022 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 17 | Austria | 75.14 | 2022 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 18 | Belgium | 75.05 | 2022 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 19 | Czechia | 74.48 | 2022 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 20 | Australia | 73.65 | 2022 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 72.78 | 2018 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 21 | Sweden | 72.78 | 2022 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 23 | Spain | 72.7 | 2022 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 24 | Netherlands | 72.65 | 2022 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 72.16 | 2022 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 26 | New Zealand | 71.25 | 2022 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 27 | France | 71.2 | 2022 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 28 | Germany | 70.5 | 2022 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 29 | Portugal | 70.29 | 2022 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 30 | Norway | 68.5 | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 67.06 | 2022 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 32 | Slovak Republic | 66.79 | 2022 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 33 | United States | 66.08 | 2022 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 34 | Iceland | 65.88 | 2022 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 35 | Hungary | 65 | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 36 | Israel | 62.75 | 2022 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 61 | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 38 | Türkiye | 59 | 2023 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 39 | Serbia | 56.94 | 2022 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 40 | United Arab Emirates | 55 | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 41 | Greece | 52.79 | 2022 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 42 | Romania | 51.44 | 2022 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 46.4 | 2022 | down 17.5% | flat |
| 44 | Uruguay | 43.49 | 2022 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 45 | Montenegro | 40.5 | 2022 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 46 | Qatar | 40 | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 47 | Mexico | 34.18 | 2022 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 48 | Thailand | 31.73 | 2022 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 49 | Bahrain | 30 | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 50 | Iran | 29 | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 51 | Colombia | 28.79 | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 52 | Costa Rica | 28.16 | 2022 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 53 | Argentina | 27.07 | 2022 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 54 | Lebanon | 26.79 | 2019 | down 26.6% | flat |
| 55 | Brazil | 26.62 | 2022 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 56 | Tunisia | 25.19 | 2015 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 57 | Chile | 24 | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 57 | Oman | 24 | 2023 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 59 | Indonesia | 18.34 | 2022 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 60 | Jordan | 17.15 | 2022 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 61 | Palestine | 16 | 2023 | down 36.7% | flat |