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Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of primary education

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data133 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
44.2%
Median: 44.2%
Countries Covered
133
with available data
Highest
South Korea
93.4%
Lowest
Chad
1.8%
Top 5 Countries
1South Korea93.4%
2Singapore92.7%
3Palau91.7%
4Hong Kong91.0%
5Vietnam91.0%
By Region
Europe70.6%(28 countries)
Oceania60.4%(2 countries)
Asia49.0%(18 countries)
North America44.3%(4 countries)
Other34.8%(68 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.8%)High (93.4%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 44.2%)

Europe (28)
Oceania (2)
Asia (18)
North America (4)
Other (68)
South America (7)
Africa (6)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1South Korea93.4%
2Singapore92.7%
3Palau91.7%
4Hong Kong91.0%
5Vietnam91.0%
6Russian Federation90.9%
7Macao90.3%
8Lithuania86.6%
9Solomon Islands86.4%
10Austria83.6%
11Netherlands83.1%
12Poland83.0%
13Niue82.0%
14United Kingdom80.1%
15Türkiye78.6%
16Romania78.5%
17Latvia78.0%
18Czech Republic77.9%
19Sweden76.9%
20Finland76.4%
21Tonga75.3%
22Israel74.9%
23Germany74.9%
24Bulgaria74.3%
25Serbia73.8%
26Belgium73.1%
27Slovakia73.0%
28Armenia72.3%
29Cyprus71.0%
30Hungary70.9%
31Slovenia70.8%
32Croatia70.0%
33Portugal69.8%
34Italy69.2%
35Malta69.1%
36Albania68.3%
37United States of America67.8%
38Tokelau66.7%
39Fiji66.4%
40Moldova, Republic of65.8%
41Canada64.7%
42Australia64.1%
43Malaysia64.0%
44Georgia63.1%
45Cook Islands62.9%
46Norway62.7%
47Spain62.3%
48Azerbaijan60.8%
49United Arab Emirates60.2%
50Mauritius59.0%
51New Zealand56.7%
52Kazakhstan56.5%
53France56.3%
54Denmark56.2%
55Papua New Guinea55.4%
56Tuvalu54.7%
57Montenegro53.4%
58Kiribati53.1%
59Seychelles52.4%
60The Republic of North Macedonia51.0%
61Iceland50.7%
62Ukraine50.2%
63Qatar46.5%
64Bahrain45.5%
65Micronesia, Federated States of44.6%
66Chile44.3%
67Greece44.2%
68Thailand43.4%
69Peru38.9%
70Marshall Islands38.1%
71Mexico38.0%
72Uruguay38.0%
73Bosnia and Herzegovina37.6%
74Eswatini37.4%
75Kenya36.9%
76Botswana36.6%
77Uzbekistan35.0%
78Mongolia33.9%
79Jordan32.2%
80Islamic Republic of Iran31.2%
81State of Palestine30.9%
82South Africa29.7%
83Egypt29.3%
84Oman29.2%
85Saudi Arabia28.8%
86Brazil28.8%
87Senegal27.2%
88Burkina Faso25.0%
89Zimbabwe23.4%
90Ecuador22.9%
91Gabon22.9%
92Kuwait22.1%
93Morocco21.7%
94Costa Rica20.9%
95Cuba20.7%
96Uganda20.7%
97Lesotho19.7%
98Benin19.1%
99Burundi18.0%
100Cambodia18.0%
101Indonesia17.5%
102Namibia17.4%
103Pakistan17.1%
104Philippines17.0%
105Colombia16.6%
106Zambia16.0%
107Togo15.9%
108Mozambique15.2%
109Algeria14.1%
110Argentina13.1%
111Myanmar12.0%
112Nigeria11.4%
113Tunisia11.3%
114Honduras11.2%
115Cameroon11.1%
116United Republic of Tanzania8.1%
117Lao People's Democratic Republic7.9%
118Niger7.9%
119Republic of the Congo7.7%
120Bolivia7.7%
121El Salvador7.6%
122Guinea6.8%
123Guatemala6.7%
124Madagascar6.3%
125Paraguay5.6%
126Malawi4.1%
127Panama3.3%
128Democratic Republic of the Congo3.2%
129Nicaragua3.1%
130Cote d'Ivoire2.6%
131Yemen2.3%
132Dominican Republic2.1%
133Chad1.8%
Showing 133 of 133 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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