Share of children achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of primary 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.
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Key Insights
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 52.7%)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 98.6% |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 98.0% |
| 3 | Croatia | 97.8% |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 97.3% |
| 5 | Italy | 97.1% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 96.9% |
| 7 | Poland | 96.9% |
| 8 | Lithuania | 96.8% |
| 9 | Netherlands | 96.2% |
| 10 | Finland | 96.2% |
| 11 | Czech Republic | 95.9% |
| 12 | Austria | 95.9% |
| 13 | Sweden | 95.2% |
| 14 | United States of America | 94.4% |
| 15 | Slovenia | 93.9% |
| 16 | Latvia | 93.9% |
| 17 | Spain | 93.8% |
| 18 | Portugal | 93.6% |
| 19 | Greece | 93.6% |
| 20 | Germany | 93.6% |
| 21 | Slovakia | 93.5% |
| 22 | France | 93.4% |
| 23 | Hungary | 93.3% |
| 24 | Belgium | 93.2% |
| 25 | Serbia | 92.5% |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 92.0% |
| 27 | Cyprus | 90.8% |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 90.4% |
| 29 | Moldova, Republic of | 90.0% |
| 30 | Albania | 89.6% |
| 31 | Malta | 88.5% |
| 32 | Israel | 88.0% |
| 33 | Georgia | 86.9% |
| 34 | Montenegro | 85.9% |
| 35 | Romania | 85.0% |
| 36 | Türkiye | 83.6% |
| 37 | Qatar | 80.4% |
| 38 | Vietnam | 79.5% |
| 39 | Trinidad and Tobago | 77.8% |
| 40 | Mauritius | 74.9% |
| 41 | Uzbekistan | 69.7% |
| 42 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 69.5% |
| 43 | Azerbaijan | 66.3% |
| 44 | Botswana | 64.6% |
| 45 | Indonesia | 63.2% |
| 46 | Eswatini | 59.2% |
| 47 | Fiji | 58.7% |
| 48 | Malaysia | 57.7% |
| 49 | Chile | 57.4% |
| 50 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 56.2% |
| 51 | Gabon | 54.1% |
| 52 | South Africa | 53.4% |
| 53 | Costa Rica | 52.7% |
| 54 | Namibia | 48.2% |
| 55 | Peru | 47.4% |
| 56 | United Republic of Tanzania | 46.0% |
| 57 | Jordan | 45.8% |
| 58 | Cuba | 44.2% |
| 59 | Uruguay | 42.7% |
| 60 | State of Palestine | 42.1% |
| 61 | Mexico | 40.5% |
| 62 | Brazil | 39.4% |
| 63 | Zimbabwe | 38.4% |
| 64 | Colombia | 35.1% |
| 65 | Morocco | 32.7% |
| 66 | Egypt | 32.6% |
| 67 | Tuvalu | 31.7% |
| 68 | Papua New Guinea | 30.9% |
| 69 | Argentina | 30.7% |
| 70 | Republic of the Congo | 29.5% |
| 71 | Benin | 27.7% |
| 72 | El Salvador | 26.6% |
| 73 | Ecuador | 25.6% |
| 74 | Cameroon | 22.7% |
| 75 | Kenya | 22.0% |
| 76 | Senegal | 21.8% |
| 77 | Burkina Faso | 20.0% |
| 78 | Tonga | 19.8% |
| 79 | Belize | 19.6% |
| 80 | Uganda | 18.8% |
| 81 | Paraguay | 17.5% |
| 82 | Panama | 16.5% |
| 83 | Togo | 15.7% |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 15.4% |
| 85 | Nigeria | 15.2% |
| 86 | Bolivia | 14.8% |
| 87 | Pakistan | 14.0% |
| 88 | Honduras | 13.9% |
| 89 | Guatemala | 13.1% |
| 90 | Kiribati | 12.9% |
| 91 | Guinea | 11.2% |
| 92 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.9% |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 9.6% |
| 94 | Philippines | 9.4% |
| 95 | Myanmar | 9.2% |
| 96 | Cambodia | 8.5% |
| 97 | Niger | 8.5% |
| 98 | Lesotho | 8.4% |
| 99 | Malawi | 7.3% |
| 100 | Mozambique | 7.2% |
| 101 | Zambia | 6.6% |
| 102 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.7% |
| 103 | Madagascar | 3.2% |
| 104 | Chad | 2.4% |
| 105 | Burundi | 2.3% |
| 106 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.3% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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