PISA: Female 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 1C by country
Percentage of 15-year-old female 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....
What the numbers show
PISA: Female 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 1C is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 4.0% in Tunisia; the lowest is 0.0% in Japan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.0%, and the mean is 0.8%.
Over the past decade 1 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Tunisia (up 33.3%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 75.0%).
PISA: Female 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 1C: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia | 4.0% | 2015 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 2 | Argentina | 3.0% | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 3 | Brazil | 2.0% | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 3 | Peru | 2.0% | 2018 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 2.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Uruguay | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 6 | Albania | 1.0% | 2018 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Thailand | 1.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Slovakia | 1.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Romania | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 6 | Qatar | 1.0% | 2018 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Montenegro | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Mexico | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 6 | Israel | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 6 | Colombia | 1.0% | 2018 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Jordan | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Austria | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Turkey | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Belgium | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Chile | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Russia | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Poland | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Germany | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 19 | France | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Greece | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Italy | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Japan | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- OECD members 0.0%
About this data
Percentage of 15-year-old female 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/