4.1.1 Proportion of children and young people at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics (%) by country
Countries reporting
53
Highest
91.82
Singapore
Lowest
25.19
Tunisia
Median
75.31
Years covered
20
2000–2019
Data points
330
What the numbers show
4.1.1 Proportion of children and young people at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics (%) is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 91.82 in Singapore; the lowest is 25.19 in Tunisia.
The median across all reporting countries is 75.31, and the mean is 67.38.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Bahrain (up 194.4%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 26.6%).
4.1.1 Proportion of children and young people at the end of lower: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 91.82 | 2019 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 2 | Estonia | 89.78 | 2018 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 3 | Liechtenstein | 85.92 | 2012 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 4 | Denmark | 85.43 | 2018 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 5 | Poland | 85.28 | 2018 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 85.02 | 2018 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 7 | Korea | 85 | 2018 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 8 | Ireland | 84.31 | 2018 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 9 | Netherlands | 84.25 | 2018 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 10 | Canada | 83.74 | 2018 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 11 | Slovenia | 83.57 | 2018 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 12 | Switzerland | 83.17 | 2018 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 13 | Latvia | 82.68 | 2018 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 81.19 | 2018 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 15 | Norway | 81.13 | 2018 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 80.77 | 2018 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 17 | Belgium | 80.34 | 2018 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 18 | Czechia | 79.61 | 2018 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 19 | Iceland | 79.31 | 2018 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 20 | Austria | 78.92 | 2018 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 21 | Germany | 78.9 | 2018 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 22 | France | 78.74 | 2018 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 23 | Russian Federation | 78.36 | 2018 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 24 | New Zealand | 78.22 | 2018 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 25 | Australia | 77.57 | 2018 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 26 | Portugal | 76.72 | 2018 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 75.31 | 2018 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 28 | Slovakia | 74.91 | 2018 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 29 | Lithuania | 74.36 | 2018 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 30 | United States of America | 72.89 | 2018 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 72.78 | 2018 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 32 | Croatia | 68.84 | 2018 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 33 | Hungary | 67.83 | 2019 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 34 | Israel | 65.91 | 2018 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 35 | Greece | 64.16 | 2018 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 36 | Italy | 62.43 | 2019 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 37 | Serbia | 60.25 | 2018 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 38 | Albania | 57.63 | 2018 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 55.59 | 2018 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 40 | Bahrain | 55.25 | 2019 | up 194.4% | rising |
| 41 | Montenegro | 53.84 | 2018 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 53.45 | 2018 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 43 | Uruguay | 49.29 | 2018 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 44 | Thailand | 47.3 | 2018 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 45 | Mexico | 43.75 | 2018 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 46 | Jordan | 40.67 | 2018 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 47 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 37.14 | 2019 | up 88.5% | rising |
| 48 | Colombia | 34.61 | 2018 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 49 | Brazil | 31.91 | 2018 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 50 | Argentina | 31.03 | 2018 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 51 | Indonesia | 28.14 | 2018 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 52 | Lebanon | 26.79 | 2019 | down 26.6% | flat |
| 53 | Tunisia | 25.19 | 2015 | down 8.5% | rising |