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Pupils below minimum reading proficiency at end of primary (%). Low GAML threshold — series 2

Name: Pupils below minimum reading proficiency at end of primary (%). Low GAML threshold — series 2
Creator: World Bank World Development Indicators
Keywords: social, % of total, pupils, below, minimum, reading, proficiency, end, primary, low, gaml, threshold, series

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•124 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

39.1% of Total

Median: 31.4% of Total

Countries Covered

124

with available data

Highest

Zambia

98.2% of Total

Lowest

South Korea

0.8% of Total

Top 5 Countries

1Zambia98.2% of Total

2Lao People's Democratic Republic97.5% of Total

3Lesotho96.6% of Total

4Burundi95.5% of Total

5Madagascar93.7% of Total

By Region

Africa70.9% of Total(6 countries)

Other57.2% of Total(51 countries)

South America47.1% of Total(7 countries)

Asia35.7% of Total(24 countries)

North America33.2% 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 (98.2% of Total)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 39.1% of Total)

Africa (6)

Other (51)

South America (7)

Asia (24)

North America (4)

Oceania (2)

Europe (30)

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

Methodology

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

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Zambia	98.2% of Total
2	Lao People's Democratic Republic	97.5% of Total
3	Lesotho	96.6% of Total
4	Burundi	95.5% of Total
5	Madagascar	93.7% of Total
6	Yemen	93.5% of Total
7	Mauritania	92.9% of Total
8	Chad	92.4% of Total
9	Democratic Republic of the Congo	90.8% of Total
10	Philippines	90.4% of Total
11	Myanmar	89.3% of Total
12	Cambodia	89.0% of Total
13	Ethiopia	88.7% of Total
14	Afghanistan	88.0% of Total
15	Mali	85.7% of Total
16	Niger	85.6% of Total
17	Comoros	82.3% of Total
18	Uganda	81.1% of Total
19	Togo	80.6% of Total
20	South Africa	80.5% of Total
21	Nicaragua	78.1% of Total
22	Cote d'Ivoire	78.0% of Total
23	Guinea	77.8% of Total
24	Dominican Republic	76.3% of Total
25	Guatemala	75.9% of Total
26	Panama	75.2% of Total
27	Belize	74.8% of Total
28	Paraguay	74.7% of Total
29	Kenya	74.5% of Total
30	Honduras	74.3% of Total
31	Pakistan	70.0% of Total
32	Cameroon	69.8% of Total
33	Burkina Faso	67.1% of Total
34	Algeria	66.5% of Total
35	Republic of the Congo	66.4% of Total
36	Tunisia	65.1% of Total
37	Ecuador	65.1% of Total
38	Kyrgyzstan	63.8% of Total
39	El Salvador	62.1% of Total
40	Morocco	59.4% of Total
41	Argentina	58.9% of Total
42	Senegal	58.9% of Total
43	Egypt	55.4% of Total
44	Benin	54.5% of Total
45	India	53.7% of Total
46	Jordan	53.4% of Total
47	Colombia	50.2% of Total
48	Bangladesh	50.0% of Total
49	Kuwait	49.4% of Total
50	Indonesia	49.4% of Total
51	Mexico	47.2% of Total
52	Brazil	45.6% of Total
53	Botswana	44.3% of Total
54	Peru	43.6% of Total
55	Uruguay	43.4% of Total
56	Malaysia	41.7% of Total
57	Islamic Republic of Iran	41.4% of Total
58	Mongolia	38.1% of Total
59	Mauritius	38.0% of Total
60	Oman	37.8% of Total
61	Costa Rica	33.3% of Total
62	Azerbaijan	32.6% of Total
63	Uzbekistan	30.2% of Total
64	The Republic of North Macedonia	30.0% of Total
65	Saudi Arabia	28.9% of Total
66	Bahrain	28.8% of Total
67	United Arab Emirates	25.0% of Total
68	Gabon	23.7% of Total
69	Chile	23.2% of Total
70	Thailand	21.9% of Total
71	Armenia	19.9% of Total
72	Trinidad and Tobago	19.7% of Total
73	Qatar	19.6% of Total
74	Ukraine	18.3% of Total
75	People's Republic of China	18.2% of Total
76	Vietnam	18.1% of Total
77	Türkiye	14.1% of Total
78	Romania	14.1% of Total
79	Sri Lanka	14.0% of Total
80	Montenegro	13.1% of Total
81	Georgia	12.8% of Total
82	Israel	12.0% of Total
83	New Zealand	10.1% of Total
84	Malta	9.8% of Total
85	Kazakhstan	9.3% of Total
86	Moldova, Republic of	8.7% of Total
87	Cyprus	8.2% of Total
88	Albania	7.9% of Total
89	Belgium	7.7% of Total
90	Serbia	7.2% of Total
91	Bulgaria	7.1% of Total
92	Iceland	6.8% of Total
93	Germany	6.4% of Total
94	Slovakia	6.3% of Total
95	France	6.1% of Total
96	Hungary	5.9% of Total
97	Portugal	5.8% of Total
98	Australia	5.8% of Total
99	Latvia	5.7% of Total
100	Slovenia	5.6% of Total
101	United States of America	5.5% of Total
102	Greece	5.5% of Total
103	Spain	4.8% of Total
104	Sweden	4.7% of Total
105	Canada	4.3% of Total
106	Norway	4.2% of Total
107	Macao	4.1% of Total
108	Austria	4.1% of Total
109	Denmark	4.0% of Total
110	Czech Republic	4.0% of Total
111	Netherlands	3.6% of Total
112	Finland	3.5% of Total
113	Singapore	3.3% of Total
114	United Kingdom	3.0% of Total
115	Lithuania	2.9% of Total
116	Italy	2.8% of Total
117	Poland	2.8% of Total
118	Ireland	2.2% of Total
119	Croatia	1.9% of Total
120	Japan	1.8% of Total
121	Hong Kong	1.7% of Total
122	Russian Federation	1.6% of Total
123	Luxembourg	1.2% of Total
124	South Korea	0.8% of Total

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Topics

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Data Source

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

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