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PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Below Level 1C by country

Percentage of 15-year-old students scoring students below the lowest proficiency level (1C) on the PISA reading scale. Students with scores below Level 1C (less or equal to 189 points) usually do not succeed at the most basic reading tasks that PISA measures. Use caution in comparing proficiency scores across...

Countries reporting
32
Highest
2.0%
Tunisia
Lowest
0.0%
Austria
Median
0.0%
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
344

What the numbers show

PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Below Level 1C is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 2.0% in Tunisia; the lowest is 0.0% in Austria.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 0.2%.

PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Below Level 1C: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tunisia 2.0% 2015 down 33.3% falling
2 Argentina 1.0% 2018 down 75.0% volatile
2 Jordan 1.0% 2018 down 50.0% falling
2 Israel 1.0% 2018 unchanged falling
2 Qatar 1.0% 2018 down 75.0% volatile
2 Romania 1.0% 2018 unchanged falling
7 Sweden 0.0% 2018 — volatile
7 Slovakia 0.0% 2018 — volatile
7 Russia 0.0% 2018 — volatile
7 Thailand 0.0% 2018 — volatile
7 Turkey 0.0% 2018 — volatile
7 Peru 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
7 Norway 0.0% 2018 — volatile
7 Albania 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
7 Montenegro 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
7 Uruguay 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
7 Mexico 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
7 Latvia 0.0% 2018 — volatile
7 Luxembourg 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
7 Japan 0.0% 2018 — volatile
7 Italy 0.0% 2018 — volatile
7 Indonesia 0.0% 2018 — volatile
7 Greece 0.0% 2018 — volatile
7 France 0.0% 2018 — volatile
7 Germany 0.0% 2018 — volatile
7 Czechia 0.0% 2018 — volatile
7 Colombia 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
7 Chile 0.0% 2018 — volatile
7 Brazil 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
7 Bulgaria 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
7 Belgium 0.0% 2018 — volatile
7 Austria 0.0% 2018 — volatile

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Indicator
PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Below Level 1C
Source
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 344 data points, 2000–2018
Last refreshed

Percentage of 15-year-old students scoring students below the lowest proficiency level (1C) on the PISA reading scale. Students with scores below Level 1C (less or equal to 189 points) usually do not succeed at the most basic reading tasks that PISA measures. Use caution in comparing proficiency scores across years. For more information on comparability of results, consult the PISA website: http://www.oecd.org/pisa/