demographic2023

Share of children achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower secondary age

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 Data90 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
43.8%
Median: 43.7%
Countries Covered
90
with available data
Highest
South Korea
83.8%
Lowest
Cote d'Ivoire
0.3%
Top 5 Countries
1South Korea83.8%
2Estonia82.4%
3Ireland79.9%
4Switzerland79.6%
5Denmark79.3%
By Region
Oceania72.6%(1 countries)
Europe66.9%(32 countries)
North America45.1%(4 countries)
Asia39.7%(11 countries)
Other28.4%(31 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.3%)High (83.8%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 43.8%)

Oceania (1)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Asia (11)
Other (31)
South America (7)
Africa (4)

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 Korea83.8%
2Estonia82.4%
3Ireland79.9%
4Switzerland79.6%
5Denmark79.3%
6Russian Federation78.0%
7Canada77.7%
8Latvia76.6%
9Poland75.9%
10United Kingdom75.6%
11Finland74.9%
12Slovenia74.9%
13Austria73.9%
14Australia72.6%
15Sweden72.2%
16Lithuania71.5%
17Czech Republic71.4%
18France70.0%
19Belarus69.8%
20Spain69.0%
21Norway68.3%
22Belgium68.2%
23Croatia66.2%
24Slovakia66.1%
25Malta66.0%
26United States of America65.4%
27Portugal65.3%
28Iceland65.2%
29Germany65.1%
30Netherlands64.5%
31Luxembourg63.0%
32Hungary61.9%
33Israel61.8%
34Italy60.9%
35Vietnam60.7%
36Türkiye57.6%
37Ukraine56.9%
38Serbia56.2%
39Greece50.6%
40Kazakhstan50.2%
41Armenia49.8%
42Romania47.8%
43Mongolia47.5%
44Cyprus44.2%
45Trinidad and Tobago43.7%
46Bulgaria43.6%
47Mauritius42.8%
48Moldova, Republic of42.7%
49Bosnia and Herzegovina41.7%
50Qatar40.3%
51Malaysia40.2%
52Montenegro39.6%
53Azerbaijan36.5%
54Uruguay34.2%
55Georgia33.1%
56The Republic of North Macedonia32.9%
57Peru31.0%
58Mexico30.1%
59Thailand28.5%
60Islamic Republic of Iran26.0%
61Ecuador26.0%
62Jamaica25.3%
63Albania25.2%
64Brazil23.3%
65Chile23.2%
66Egypt22.7%
67Colombia22.7%
68Argentina21.3%
69Costa Rica20.4%
70Uzbekistan19.0%
71Tunisia17.6%
72Indonesia16.5%
73Jordan15.8%
74State of Palestine14.7%
75Kyrgyzstan13.1%
76Philippines13.0%
77Panama12.5%
78Algeria11.9%
79Paraguay11.6%
80Morocco8.5%
81El Salvador8.0%
82Syrian Arab Republic7.5%
83Guatemala7.2%
84Honduras7.2%
85Cambodia6.6%
86Dominican Republic6.6%
87Ghana2.5%
88Senegal2.0%
89Zambia1.1%
90Cote d'Ivoire0.3%
Showing 90 of 90 countries

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Data Source

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

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