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Female pupils below minimum reading proficiency at end of primary (%). Low GAML threshold

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
35.1% of Total
Median: 24.5% of Total
Countries Covered
94
with available data
Highest
Lao People's Democratic Republic
97.0% of Total
Lowest
South Korea
0.8% of Total
Top 5 Countries
1Lao People's Democratic Republic97.0% of Total
2Burundi95.7% of Total
3Chad92.6% of Total
4Yemen92.5% of Total
5Democratic Republic of the Congo91.5% of Total
By Region
Africa66.5% of Total(4 countries)
Other55.0% of Total(35 countries)
South America40.8% of Total(5 countries)
Asia35.0% of Total(19 countries)
North America28.1% of Total(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.8% of Total)High (97.0% of Total)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 35.1% of Total)

Africa (4)
Other (35)
South America (5)
Asia (19)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Europe (25)

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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

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

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Lao People's Democratic Republic97.0% of Total
2Burundi95.7% of Total
3Chad92.6% of Total
4Yemen92.5% of Total
5Democratic Republic of the Congo91.5% of Total
6Philippines89.2% of Total
7Cambodia86.2% of Total
8Mali84.6% of Total
9Niger84.1% of Total
10Togo79.8% of Total
11Dominican Republic78.1% of Total
12Guinea77.4% of Total
13Cote d'Ivoire76.8% of Total
14South Africa75.8% of Total
15Kenya72.8% of Total
16Belize71.5% of Total
17Paraguay68.9% of Total
18Pakistan68.0% of Total
19Cameroon67.5% of Total
20Honduras67.2% of Total
21El Salvador66.9% of Total
22Burkina Faso66.7% of Total
23Nicaragua65.3% of Total
24Algeria64.6% of Total
25Guatemala64.5% of Total
26Republic of the Congo63.0% of Total
27Panama61.1% of Total
28Tunisia60.6% of Total
29Senegal56.6% of Total
30India53.0% of Total
31Morocco52.9% of Total
32Peru52.1% of Total
33Argentina49.0% of Total
34Bangladesh48.0% of Total
35Jordan47.6% of Total
36Indonesia46.8% of Total
37Kuwait43.3% of Total
38Colombia43.2% of Total
39Mexico39.6% of Total
40Botswana37.5% of Total
41Islamic Republic of Iran37.4% of Total
42Uruguay37.0% of Total
43Mongolia37.0% of Total
44Malaysia34.1% of Total
45Costa Rica30.3% of Total
46Azerbaijan28.4% of Total
47The Republic of North Macedonia26.2% of Total
48Saudi Arabia22.8% of Total
49Chile22.7% of Total
50Gabon21.2% of Total
51United Arab Emirates20.4% of Total
52Bahrain19.9% of Total
53Thailand18.8% of Total
54Armenia17.5% of Total
55Qatar16.5% of Total
56Ukraine16.3% of Total
57Vietnam15.8% of Total
58Trinidad and Tobago15.4% of Total
59Romania11.9% of Total
60Türkiye11.8% of Total
61Malta9.0% of Total
62Georgia8.9% of Total
63New Zealand8.0% of Total
64Cyprus7.4% of Total
65Belgium6.6% of Total
66Kazakhstan6.3% of Total
67Bulgaria6.2% of Total
68Serbia6.1% of Total
69Slovakia5.7% of Total
70France4.9% of Total
71United States of America4.7% of Total
72Hungary4.5% of Total
73Iceland4.5% of Total
74Spain4.5% of Total
75Portugal4.4% of Total
76Australia3.9% of Total
77Latvia3.9% of Total
78Canada3.7% of Total
79Sweden3.6% of Total
80Macao3.5% of Total
81Denmark3.0% of Total
82Greece3.0% of Total
83Norway2.9% of Total
84Netherlands2.6% of Total
85Italy2.6% of Total
86Finland2.4% of Total
87United Kingdom2.2% of Total
88Ireland2.1% of Total
89Singapore2.1% of Total
90Poland1.9% of Total
91Lithuania1.7% of Total
92Japan1.1% of Total
93Luxembourg0.9% of Total
94South Korea0.8% of Total
Showing 94 of 94 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2023).

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