Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
73.9%
Albania
Lowest
12.0%
Japan
Median
27.3%
Years covered
20
2003–2022
Data points
323
What the numbers show
Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 73.9% in Albania; the lowest is 12.0% in Japan.
The median across all reporting countries is 27.3%, and the mean is 29.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 102.4%), and the largest decrease in Russia (down 24.5%).
Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 73.9% | 2022 | up 21.7% | flat |
| 2 | Montenegro | 59.5% | 2022 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 53.6% | 2022 | up 22.4% | flat |
| 4 | Romania | 48.6% | 2022 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 5 | Greece | 47.2% | 2022 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 6 | Serbia | 43.1% | 2022 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 7 | Türkiye | 38.7% | 2022 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 8 | Iceland | 34.1% | 2022 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 9 | United States | 33.9% | 2022 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 9 | United States | 33.9% | 2022 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 11 | Slovakia | 33.2% | 2022 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 11 | Slovakia | 33.2% | 2022 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 13 | Croatia | 32.9% | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 13 | Croatia | 32.9% | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 15 | Norway | 31.5% | 2022 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 29.7% | 2022 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 17 | Italy | 29.6% | 2022 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 18 | Hungary | 29.5% | 2022 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 18 | Germany | 29.5% | 2022 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 20 | France | 28.8% | 2022 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 21 | Lithuania | 27.8% | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 21 | Lithuania | 27.8% | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 23 | Netherlands | 27.4% | 2022 | up 85.1% | rising |
| 23 | Netherlands | 27.4% | 2022 | up 85.1% | rising |
| 25 | Spain | 27.3% | 2022 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 27.2% | 2018 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 26 | Sweden | 27.2% | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 28 | Czechia | 25.5% | 2022 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 29 | Belgium | 25.0% | 2022 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 30 | Austria | 24.9% | 2022 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 30 | Finland | 24.9% | 2022 | up 102.4% | rising |
| 32 | Slovenia | 24.6% | 2022 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 32 | Slovenia | 24.6% | 2022 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 34 | Poland | 23.0% | 2022 | up 59.7% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 23.0% | 2022 | up 59.7% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 22.2% | 2022 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 22.2% | 2022 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 38 | Russia | 21.6% | 2018 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 38 | Russia | 21.6% | 2018 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 40 | Denmark | 20.4% | 2022 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 19.2% | 2018 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 19.2% | 2018 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 43 | Ireland | 19.0% | 2022 | up 12.4% | flat |
| 44 | Switzerland | 16.8% | 2018 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 45 | Estonia | 15.0% | 2022 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 45 | Estonia | 15.0% | 2022 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 45 | South Korea | 15.0% | 2018 | up 85.2% | rising |
| 45 | South Korea | 15.0% | 2018 | up 85.2% | rising |
| 49 | Japan | 12.0% | 2022 | up 8.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.