Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
73.9
Albania
Lowest
12
Japan
Median
27.4
Years covered
20
2003–2022
Data points
247
What the numbers show
Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 73.9 in Albania; the lowest is 12 in Japan.
The median across all reporting countries is 27.4, and the mean is 30.36.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 3 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 |
| 10 | Slovakia | 33.2 | 2022 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 11 | Croatia | 32.9 | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 12 | Norway | 31.5 | 2022 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 13 | Portugal | 29.7 | 2022 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 14 | Italy | 29.6 | 2022 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 15 | Germany | 29.5 | 2022 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 15 | Hungary | 29.5 | 2022 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 17 | France | 28.8 | 2022 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 18 | Lithuania | 27.8 | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 27.4 | 2022 | up 85.1% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 27.3 | 2022 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 21 | Sweden | 27.2 | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 27.2 | 2018 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 25.5 | 2022 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium | 25 | 2022 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 24.9 | 2022 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 25 | Finland | 24.9 | 2022 | up 102.4% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 24.6 | 2022 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 28 | Poland | 23 | 2022 | up 59.7% | falling |
| 29 | Latvia | 22.2 | 2022 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 30 | Russia | 21.6 | 2018 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 31 | Denmark | 20.4 | 2022 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 19.2 | 2018 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 33 | Ireland | 19 | 2022 | up 12.4% | flat |
| 34 | Switzerland | 16.8 | 2018 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 35 | South Korea | 15 | 2018 | up 85.2% | rising |
| 35 | Estonia | 15 | 2022 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 37 | Japan | 12 | 2022 | up 8.1% | falling |