Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by education level by country
Countries reporting
63
Highest
91.73
Japan
Lowest
16
Palestine
Median
67.06
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
434
What the numbers show
Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by education level is currently reported for 63 countries. The highest value is 91.73 in Japan; the lowest is 16 in Palestine.
The median across all reporting countries is 67.06, and the mean is 59.04.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 49.0%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 45.5%).
Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 91.73 | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 2 | Macao | 91.56 | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 3 | Singapore | 89.34 | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 86.16 | 2022 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 5 | Liechtenstein | 85.92 | 2012 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 6 | Estonia | 85.03 | 2022 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 7 | South Korea | 83.78 | 2022 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 8 | Ireland | 80.97 | 2022 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 9 | Switzerland | 80.55 | 2022 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 10 | Denmark | 79.55 | 2022 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 11 | Canada | 78.37 | 2022 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 12 | Russia | 78.36 | 2018 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 13 | Latvia | 77.84 | 2022 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 77 | 2022 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 75.67 | 2022 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 16 | Slovenia | 75.41 | 2022 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 17 | Finland | 75.15 | 2022 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 18 | Austria | 75.14 | 2022 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 19 | Belgium | 75.05 | 2022 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 20 | Czechia | 74.48 | 2022 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 21 | Australia | 73.65 | 2022 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 72.78 | 2018 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 22 | Sweden | 72.78 | 2022 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 24 | Spain | 72.7 | 2022 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 25 | Netherlands | 72.65 | 2022 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 26 | Lithuania | 72.16 | 2022 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 27 | New Zealand | 71.25 | 2022 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 28 | France | 71.2 | 2022 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 29 | Germany | 70.5 | 2022 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 30 | Portugal | 70.29 | 2022 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 31 | Norway | 68.5 | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 32 | Croatia | 67.06 | 2022 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 33 | Slovakia | 66.79 | 2022 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 34 | United States | 66.08 | 2022 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 35 | Iceland | 65.88 | 2022 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 36 | Hungary | 64.63 | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 37 | Israel | 62.75 | 2022 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 38 | Italy | 61.37 | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 39 | Turkey | 59.49 | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 40 | Serbia | 56.94 | 2022 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 55 | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 42 | Greece | 52.79 | 2022 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 43 | Romania | 51.44 | 2022 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 46.4 | 2022 | down 17.5% | flat |
| 45 | Uruguay | 43.49 | 2022 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 46 | Montenegro | 40.5 | 2022 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 47 | Qatar | 40.4 | 2023 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 48 | Mexico | 34.18 | 2022 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 49 | Thailand | 31.73 | 2022 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 50 | Bahrain | 30.41 | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 51 | Colombia | 28.79 | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 52 | Iran | 28.55 | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 53 | Costa Rica | 28.16 | 2022 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 54 | Argentina | 27.07 | 2022 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 55 | Lebanon | 26.79 | 2019 | down 26.6% | flat |
| 56 | Brazil | 26.62 | 2022 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 57 | Albania | 26.05 | 2022 | down 33.8% | rising |
| 58 | Tunisia | 25.19 | 2015 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 59 | Oman | 24.45 | 2023 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 60 | Chile | 23.77 | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 61 | Indonesia | 18.34 | 2022 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 62 | Jordan | 17.15 | 2022 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 63 | Palestine | 16 | 2023 | down 36.7% | flat |