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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....

Countries reporting
54
Highest
4.0%
Tunisia
Lowest
0.0%
South Korea
Median
0.0%
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
351

What the numbers show

PISA: Female 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 1C is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 4.0% in Tunisia; the lowest is 0.0% in South Korea.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 0.5%.

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tunisia 4.0% 2015 up 33.3% falling
2 Argentina 3.0% 2018 unchanged falling
3 Brazil 2.0% 2018 unchanged falling
3 Indonesia 2.0% 2018 — volatile
3 Peru 2.0% 2018 down 50.0% volatile
6 Luxembourg 1.0% 2018 unchanged volatile
6 Jordan 1.0% 2018 unchanged flat
6 Israel 1.0% 2018 unchanged flat
6 Mexico 1.0% 2018 unchanged volatile
6 Montenegro 1.0% 2018 unchanged flat
6 Qatar 1.0% 2018 down 75.0% volatile
6 Romania 1.0% 2018 unchanged falling
6 Slovakia 1.0% 2018 — volatile
6 Albania 1.0% 2018 down 50.0% volatile
6 Colombia 1.0% 2018 down 50.0% volatile
6 Uruguay 1.0% 2018 unchanged falling
6 Bulgaria 1.0% 2018 unchanged rising
6 Thailand 1.0% 2018 — volatile
19 United States 0.0% 2018 — flat
19 Russia 0.0% 2018 — volatile
19 Latvia 0.0% 2018 — volatile
19 Macao 0.0% 2018 — flat
19 Turkey 0.0% 2018 — volatile
19 Netherlands 0.0% 2018 — flat
19 Norway 0.0% 2018 — flat
19 New Zealand 0.0% 2018 — flat
19 Sweden 0.0% 2018 — flat
19 Poland 0.0% 2018 — volatile
19 Portugal 0.0% 2018 — volatile
19 Slovenia 0.0% 2018 — flat
19 Finland 0.0% 2018 — flat
19 Australia 0.0% 2018 — flat
19 Austria 0.0% 2018 — volatile
19 Belgium 0.0% 2018 — volatile
19 Canada 0.0% 2018 — flat
19 Switzerland 0.0% 2018 — flat
19 Chile 0.0% 2018 — volatile
19 Czechia 0.0% 2018 — volatile
19 Germany 0.0% 2018 — volatile
19 Denmark 0.0% 2018 — flat
19 Spain 0.0% 2015 — flat
19 Estonia 0.0% 2018 — flat
19 Lithuania 0.0% 2018 — flat
19 France 0.0% 2018 — volatile
19 United Kingdom 0.0% 2018 — flat
19 Greece 0.0% 2018 — volatile
19 Hong Kong 0.0% 2018 — flat
19 Croatia 0.0% 2018 — flat
19 Hungary 0.0% 2018 — flat
19 Ireland 0.0% 2018 — flat
19 Iceland 0.0% 2018 — flat
19 Italy 0.0% 2018 — volatile
19 Japan 0.0% 2018 — volatile
19 South Korea 0.0% 2018 — flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
PISA: Female 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 1C
Source
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
55 places, 351 data points, 2000–2018
Last refreshed

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/