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Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, 2022 compilation

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Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, 2022 compilation covers 94 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 88.83; Zambia is lowest, at 5.04. The middle country reads 58.97. 2 readings are more than ten years older than the file and are listed but not compared.

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Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary · Latest available · compiled 2022

HighestSingapore

88.83

LowestZambia

5.04

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, 2022 compilation, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 94 countries · select a heading to sort

Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, 2022 compilation: every country, as published by UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia · 2022 reading88.8391.4486.322022Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe · 2022 reading88.5691.7585.522022Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe · 2012 reading87.62——2012Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
MacauMACEastern Asia · 2022 reading87.3690.1984.662022Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
JapanJPNEastern Asia · 2022 reading86.2589.3883.092022Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe · 2022 reading86.1990.1182.532022Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
South KoreaKOREastern Asia · 2022 reading85.3290.0081.062022Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia · 2022 reading82.5486.4379.132022Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
CanadaCANNorthern America · 2022 reading81.8585.5978.242022Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe · 2022 reading81.0384.7277.472022Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
United StatesUSANorthern America · 2022 reading79.8783.6976.032022Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe · 2022 reading79.8683.1676.672022Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand · 2022 reading79.2783.6774.942022Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand · 2022 reading78.8182.7474.842022Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe · 2022 reading78.6683.7073.752022Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
ItalyITASouthern Europe · 2022 reading78.6182.8474.232022Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
FinlandFINNorthern Europe · 2022 reading78.5885.6771.762022Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
RussiaRUSEastern Europe · 2018 reading77.9182.9272.812018Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
PolandPOLEastern Europe · 2022 reading77.7783.1672.532022Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe · 2022 reading77.3383.5971.482022Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
LatviaLVANorthern Europe · 2022 reading77.1882.4471.802022Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia · 2022 reading77.0581.2472.582022Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe · 2022 reading76.8581.1172.702022Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
BelarusBLREastern Europe · 2018 reading76.5982.0471.562018Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799
SwedenSWENorthern Europe · 2022 reading75.7481.8869.782022Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Students achieving at least proficiency Level 2. Modal grade for PISA: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888934038799

02In Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, 2022 compilation

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure. Readings too old to compare take no part.

Highest

  1. Singapore88.83
  2. Ireland88.56
  3. Liechtenstein87.62
  4. Macau87.36
  5. Japan86.25

Lowest

  1. Zambia5.04
  2. Cambodia7.92
  3. Senegal8.66
  4. Uzbekistan14.07
  5. Morocco18.92

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 58.97. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

03Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • Readings from many years

    Each country’s newest reading as of 2022, from 2009 to 2022. 2 are more than ten years older than the file: listed and marked, but left out of the ends and the changes.

  • 93 distinct values among 94

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 15 decimals. 2 countries share 47.13. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    A higher value is the better result.

  • 6 empty cells

    An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

04The files

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The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

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What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (2022). Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, 2022 compilation [data set]. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/reading-proficiency-lower-secondary/2022

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06Questions

Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, 2022 compilation: questions and answers

Which country has the highest reading proficiency at the end of lower secondary in Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, 2022 compilation?

Singapore, at 88.83, of the 94 countries in the file.

How many countries does Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, 2022 compilation cover?

94.

Where can I download Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, 2022 compilation?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, 2022 compilation the newest?

Yes, as of 2026-09-29, when it was read from the publisher.

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