Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in United States
United States: Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex was 33.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
33.9%
World rank
9th
of 49 countries
All-time high
33.9%
in 2022
All-time low
23.4%
in 2009
Years of data
7
2003–2022
Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in United States, 2003–2022
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in United States is 33.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in United States peaked at 33.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2009.
That places United States 9th out of 49 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in United States, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 25.7% | — |
| 2006 | 28.2% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | +25.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 23.4% | 28.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 25.8% | 29.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 33.9% | 33.9% | 1 |
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More reference data data for United States
- GERD by sector of performance and NUTS 2 region 883,731 Million euro (2023)
- Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and source 847,935 US dollars, PPP converted (2024)
- STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2025 edition — Employees 268,319 Hours (2023)
- Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and type 847,935 US dollars, PPP converted (2024)
- Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Collective schemes 0 Percentage of general services support estimate (2024)
- Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Hydrological 0 Percentage of general services support estimate (2024)
- Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Storage, marketing 0.0253 Percentage of general services support estimate (2024)
- Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Farm 0 Percentage of general services support estimate (2024)
- Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Inspection and 9.39 Percentage of general services support estimate (2024)
- Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Marketing and 23.33 Percentage of general services support estimate (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in United States?
- Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in United States was 33.9% in 2022, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2009.
- How does United States rank for low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex?
- United States ranks 9th out of 49 countries with data for 2022.
- Is low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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