PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 1C by country
Percentage of 15-year-old students scoring higher than 189 but lower than or equal to 262 on the PISA reading scale. Readers at Level 1C can understand and affirm the meaning of short, syntactically simple sentences on a literal level, and read for a clear and simple purpose within a limited amount of time. Tasks...
What the numbers show
PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 1C is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 9.0% in Tunisia; the lowest is 0.0% in Estonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.0%, and the mean is 2.3%.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 62.5%).
PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 1C: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia | 9.0% | 2015 | unchanged | falling |
| 2 | Qatar | 8.0% | 2018 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 3 | Argentina | 7.0% | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 4 | Indonesia | 6.0% | 2018 | up 200.0% | falling |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 5.0% | 2018 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 5 | Brazil | 5.0% | 2018 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 5 | Peru | 5.0% | 2018 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Israel | 5.0% | 2018 | up 66.7% | flat |
| 9 | Thailand | 4.0% | 2018 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 9 | Romania | 4.0% | 2018 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 9 | Uruguay | 4.0% | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 9 | Colombia | 4.0% | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 9 | Jordan | 4.0% | 2018 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 14 | Montenegro | 3.0% | 2018 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 14 | Albania | 3.0% | 2018 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 16 | Italy | 2.0% | 2018 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 16 | Iceland | 2.0% | 2018 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 2.0% | 2018 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Norway | 2.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Slovakia | 2.0% | 2018 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 16 | Greece | 2.0% | 2018 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 16 | Chile | 2.0% | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 24 | New Zealand | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Czechia | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 24 | Poland | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 24 | Portugal | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 24 | Switzerland | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 24 | Russia | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 24 | Canada | 1.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 24 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 24 | Austria | 1.0% | 2018 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 24 | Turkey | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 24 | Australia | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | United States | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Germany | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 24 | Croatia | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Denmark | 1.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Spain | 1.0% | 2015 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 24 | Latvia | 1.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Lithuania | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | South Korea | 1.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Japan | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 24 | Finland | 1.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 24 | France | 1.0% | 2018 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Hong Kong | 1.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Hungary | 1.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 52 | Macao | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 52 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of 15-year-old students scoring higher than 189 but lower than or equal to 262 on the PISA reading scale. Readers at Level 1C can understand and affirm the meaning of short, syntactically simple sentences on a literal level, and read for a clear and simple purpose within a limited amount of time. Tasks at this level involve simple vocabulary and syntactic structures. Use caution in comparing proficiency scores across years. For more information on comparability of results, consult the PISA website: http://www.oecd.org/pisa/