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Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, spoke the language of the test at home, both sexes (%)

% · higher is better · 92 countries

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (CC BY-SA 4.0)CC BY-SA 4.0updated 2022
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  1. 1Singapore92.6%
  2. 2Macao SAR, China90.4%
  3. 3Ireland89.5%
  4. 4Brunei Darussalam87.5%
  5. 5Estonia87.2%
  6. 6Japan86.6%
  7. 7Korea, Rep.85.7%
  8. 8Hong Kong SAR, China84%
  9. 9Switzerland83.4%
  10. 10Denmark83.3%
  11. 11Canada83%
  12. 12United States82.4%
  13. 13New Zealand82.2%
  14. 14Sweden81.9%
  15. 15Finland81.8%
  16. 16United Kingdom81.6%
  17. 17Germany81.6%
  18. 18Italy81.4%
  19. 19Austria81.3%
  20. 20Czechia80.3%
  21. 21Australia80.1%
  22. 22Malta79.6%
  23. 23Latvia79.1%
  24. 24Belgium79.1%
  25. 25Poland79%
  26. 26Viet Nam78.9%
  27. 27Portugal78.2%
  28. 28Croatia78.2%
  29. 29Spain78.1%
  30. 30Lithuania77.1%
  31. 31Slovenia76.9%
  32. 32France76.6%
  33. 33Norway75.8%
  34. 34Hungary74.5%
  35. 35Israel73.4%
  36. 36Turkiye72.6%
  37. 37Netherlands70.2%
  38. 38Slovak Republic69.1%
  39. 39Chile67.4%
  40. 40Greece65.1%
  41. 41Serbia64.8%
  42. 42Iceland63.3%
  43. 43Uruguay60.2%
  44. 44Romania59.1%
  45. 45Ukraine56.3%
  46. 46United Arab Emirates54.2%
  47. 47Mexico54%
  48. 48Costa Rica53.4%
  49. 49Bulgaria52.7%
  50. 50Jamaica52.2%
  51. 51Peru52%
  52. 52Moldova52%
  53. 53Brazil50.9%
  54. 54Colombia50.3%
  55. 55Paraguay48.2%
  56. 56Qatar48%
  57. 57Montenegro48%
  58. 58Argentina47.5%
  59. 59Panama46.2%
  60. 60Malaysia46%
  61. 61Mongolia37.5%
  62. 62Saudi Arabia37.4%
  63. 63Kazakhstan36.6%
  64. 64Georgia35.9%
  65. 65Thailand35.5%
  66. 66Guatemala33.8%
  67. 67Azerbaijan32.7%
  68. 68El Salvador28.7%
  69. 69North Macedonia28.3%
  70. 70Indonesia28.2%
  71. 71Albania27.7%
  72. 72Dominican Republic25.7%
  73. 73West Bank and Gaza23.7%
  74. 74Jordan21.3%
  75. 75Philippines19.2%
  76. 76Uzbekistan13.9%
  77. 77Morocco12.1%
  78. 78Cambodia7.8%

Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, spoke the language of the test at home, both sexes (%)