Proportion of children at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics (%) by country
Countries reporting
53
Highest
98.9%
Singapore
Lowest
25.2%
Tunisia
Median
77.8%
Years covered
15
2003–2017
Data points
322
What the numbers show
Proportion of children 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 98.9% in Singapore; the lowest is 25.2% in Tunisia.
The median across all reporting countries is 77.8%, and the mean is 70.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 399.8%), and the largest decrease in Malaysia (down 49.4%).
Proportion of children at the end of lower secondary achieving at: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 98.9% | 2015 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 2 | Ireland | 94.0% | 2016 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 89.2% | 2015 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 4 | Estonia | 88.8% | 2015 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 5 | Hungary | 88.3% | 2015 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 6 | Austria | 87.0% | 2017 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 7 | Finland | 86.4% | 2015 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 8 | Denmark | 86.4% | 2015 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Canada | 85.6% | 2015 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 10 | Republic of Korea | 84.5% | 2015 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 11 | Switzerland | 84.2% | 2015 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 12 | Slovenia | 83.9% | 2015 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 13 | Netherlands | 83.3% | 2015 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 14 | Norway | 82.9% | 2015 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 15 | Germany | 82.8% | 2015 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 82.8% | 2015 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 17 | Sweden | 82.0% | 2017 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 18 | Russian Federation | 81.1% | 2015 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 19 | Botswana | 80.2% | 2017 | up 151.7% | rising |
| 20 | Belgium | 79.9% | 2015 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 21 | Colombia | 79.0% | 2017 | up 100.2% | rising |
| 22 | Latvia | 78.6% | 2015 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 23 | New Zealand | 78.4% | 2015 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 24 | Czechia | 78.3% | 2015 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 78.1% | 2015 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 26 | Australia | 78.0% | 2015 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 27 | Spain | 77.8% | 2015 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 28 | France | 76.5% | 2015 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 29 | Iceland | 76.4% | 2015 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 30 | Portugal | 76.2% | 2015 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 31 | Lithuania | 74.6% | 2015 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 74.2% | 2015 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 33 | Slovakia | 72.3% | 2015 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 34 | United States of America | 70.6% | 2015 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 35 | Türkiye | 69.9% | 2015 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 36 | Croatia | 68.0% | 2015 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 37 | Israel | 67.9% | 2015 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 38 | Greece | 64.2% | 2015 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 39 | Qatar | 64.1% | 2015 | up 399.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Chile | 63.2% | 2015 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 41 | Serbia | 61.1% | 2012 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 42 | Romania | 60.1% | 2015 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 57.9% | 2015 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 44 | Uruguay | 47.6% | 2015 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 45 | Thailand | 46.2% | 2015 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 46 | Jordan | 44.7% | 2015 | up 32.8% | falling |
| 47 | Malaysia | 41.8% | 2017 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 48 | Argentina | 37.6% | 2016 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 49 | Mexico | 35.4% | 2017 | down 18.6% | flat |
| 50 | South Africa | 34.3% | 2015 | up 228.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Indonesia | 31.4% | 2015 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 52 | Brazil | 29.7% | 2015 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Tunisia | 25.2% | 2015 | down 8.5% | rising |