Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex was 29.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
29.5%
Rank
1st
of 1 regions
All-time high
29.5%
in 2022
All-time low
22.1%
in 2012
Years of data
6
2006–2022
Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2006–2022
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2022, low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 29.5%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 29.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2012.
Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 24.7% | — |
| 2009 | 22.7% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +28.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.7% | 22.7% | 24.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 22.1% | 22.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 29.5% | 29.5% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 29.5% in 2022, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2012.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2022.
- Is low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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