demographic2026
Learning poverty: Share of Children at the End-of-Primary age below minimum reading proficiency adjusted by Out-of-School Children (%)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
19.2%
Median: 10.2%
Countries Covered
54
with available data
Highest
South Africa
82.0%
Lowest
Ireland
2.3%
Top 5 Countries
1South Africa82.0%
2Kenya79.3%
3Jordan62.2%
4Morocco59.8%
5Egypt56.1%
By Region
Africa69.3%(4 countries)
Asia26.8%(10 countries)
Other21.1%(12 countries)
Oceania10.0%(2 countries)
North America9.7%(1 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (2.3%)High (82.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 19.2%)
Africa (4)
Asia (10)
Other (12)
Oceania (2)
North America (1)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. 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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 82.0% |
| 2 | Kenya | 79.3% |
| 3 | Jordan | 62.2% |
| 4 | Morocco | 59.8% |
| 5 | Egypt | 56.1% |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 51.2% |
| 7 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 41.5% |
| 8 | Oman | 40.6% |
| 9 | Azerbaijan | 37.5% |
| 10 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 33.0% |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 32.4% |
| 12 | Uzbekistan | 32.4% |
| 13 | Bahrain | 30.2% |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 25.9% |
| 15 | Slovakia | 22.1% |
| 16 | Qatar | 21.1% |
| 17 | Türkiye | 18.5% |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 18.2% |
| 19 | Montenegro | 15.8% |
| 20 | Germany | 15.4% |
| 21 | Austria | 15.0% |
| 22 | Israel | 14.4% |
| 23 | Czech Republic | 14.2% |
| 24 | Georgia | 13.5% |
| 25 | New Zealand | 10.9% |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 10.4% |
| 27 | Cyprus | 10.2% |
| 28 | Albania | 10.2% |
| 29 | Malta | 10.2% |
| 30 | United States of America | 9.7% |
| 31 | Hungary | 9.2% |
| 32 | Australia | 9.1% |
| 33 | Serbia | 8.8% |
| 34 | Belgium | 8.5% |
| 35 | Latvia | 8.4% |
| 36 | Portugal | 8.0% |
| 37 | Spain | 7.3% |
| 38 | Slovenia | 7.2% |
| 39 | Macao | 7.2% |
| 40 | France | 6.6% |
| 41 | Poland | 5.6% |
| 42 | Italy | 5.5% |
| 43 | Hong Kong | 5.4% |
| 44 | Sweden | 5.3% |
| 45 | Denmark | 5.1% |
| 46 | Finland | 4.8% |
| 47 | Netherlands | 4.5% |
| 48 | Norway | 4.3% |
| 49 | Croatia | 3.9% |
| 50 | Russian Federation | 3.8% |
| 51 | United Kingdom | 3.4% |
| 52 | Singapore | 3.4% |
| 53 | Lithuania | 3.3% |
| 54 | Ireland | 2.3% |
Showing 54 of 54 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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