Australia vs Italy: Share of children achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower-secondary age
Australia
77.7%
in 2022
Italy
77.9%
in 2022
Australia rank
10th
Italy rank
9th
Share of children achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower-secondary age over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 77.9% against 77.7% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and Italy ranks 9th of 53 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.4% | 75.2% | 9.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 77.6% | 3.5% | Australia |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 77.9% | 0.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower-secondary age, Australia or Italy?
- Italy, at 77.9% against 77.7% in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of children achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower-secondary age between Australia and Italy?
- 0.2%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for share of children achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower-secondary age?
- Australia ranks 10th and Italy ranks 9th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower-secondary age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who achieve minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education. This data accounts for school completion rates to estimate skills for all children, not just those in school.