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Male 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
39.4% of Total
Median: 35.2% of Total
Countries Covered
94
with available data
Highest
Lao People's Democratic Republic
98.0% of Total
Lowest
South Korea
0.8% of Total
Top 5 Countries
1Lao People's Democratic Republic98.0% of Total
2Burundi95.3% of Total
3Yemen94.2% of Total
4Chad92.2% of Total
5Cambodia91.9% of Total
By Region
Africa73.8% of Total(4 countries)
Other59.5% of Total(35 countries)
South America46.0% of Total(5 countries)
Asia41.2% of Total(19 countries)
North America29.7% 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 (98.0% of Total)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 39.4% 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 Republic98.0% of Total
2Burundi95.3% of Total
3Yemen94.2% of Total
4Chad92.2% of Total
5Cambodia91.9% of Total
6Philippines91.7% of Total
7Democratic Republic of the Congo90.1% of Total
8Niger86.9% of Total
9Mali86.9% of Total
10South Africa85.2% of Total
11Togo81.5% of Total
12Dominican Republic80.6% of Total
13Cote d'Ivoire79.0% of Total
14Belize78.2% of Total
15Guinea78.1% of Total
16Kenya76.1% of Total
17Paraguay73.6% of Total
18Nicaragua73.5% of Total
19Cameroon71.8% of Total
20Honduras71.1% of Total
21Pakistan71.0% of Total
22Republic of the Congo69.8% of Total
23Tunisia69.2% of Total
24Algeria68.4% of Total
25Panama67.6% of Total
26Burkina Faso67.4% of Total
27El Salvador65.9% of Total
28Morocco65.5% of Total
29Guatemala62.7% of Total
30Senegal61.8% of Total
31Jordan59.3% of Total
32Argentina59.3% of Total
33Kuwait56.0% of Total
34Peru55.1% of Total
35India55.0% of Total
36Bangladesh53.0% of Total
37Indonesia51.8% of Total
38Botswana51.5% of Total
39Malaysia49.6% of Total
40Uruguay46.1% of Total
41Colombia45.9% of Total
42Mexico45.2% of Total
43Islamic Republic of Iran44.9% of Total
44Mongolia39.1% of Total
45Bahrain37.7% of Total
46Saudi Arabia37.3% of Total
47Azerbaijan36.2% of Total
48The Republic of North Macedonia34.1% of Total
49Costa Rica32.8% of Total
50United Arab Emirates29.8% of Total
51Gabon26.4% of Total
52Thailand25.0% of Total
53Trinidad and Tobago24.2% of Total
54Chile23.6% of Total
55Qatar22.9% of Total
56Armenia22.1% of Total
57Vietnam20.3% of Total
58Ukraine20.1% of Total
59Georgia16.5% of Total
60Türkiye16.4% of Total
61Romania16.1% of Total
62Kazakhstan12.4% of Total
63New Zealand12.1% of Total
64Malta10.4% of Total
65Iceland9.2% of Total
66Cyprus9.0% of Total
67Belgium8.8% of Total
68Serbia8.2% of Total
69Bulgaria8.0% of Total
70Greece8.0% of Total
71Australia7.6% of Total
72Latvia7.4% of Total
73France7.4% of Total
74Hungary7.2% of Total
75Portugal7.1% of Total
76Slovakia7.0% of Total
77United States of America6.3% of Total
78Sweden5.8% of Total
79Norway5.5% of Total
80Denmark5.1% of Total
81Spain5.1% of Total
82Canada4.8% of Total
83Macao4.6% of Total
84Finland4.6% of Total
85Singapore4.5% of Total
86Netherlands4.5% of Total
87Lithuania4.0% of Total
88United Kingdom3.8% of Total
89Poland3.5% of Total
90Italy3.1% of Total
91Japan2.5% of Total
92Ireland2.3% of Total
93Luxembourg1.6% 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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