Indicator 4.1.1 (a)

Indicator 4.1.1 (a)

Proportion of children and young people in lower secondary education level achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading, %

Proportion of children and young people in lower secondary education level achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading.

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INDICATOR 4.1.1 (a)
Proportion of children and young people in lower secondary education level achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading. Proportion of children and young people in lower secondary education level achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading.
TARGET 4.1
By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes.
GOAL 4
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
See United Nations Global SDG Database

Indicator 4.1.1 (a)

Indicator 4.1.1 (a)

Proportion of children and young people in lower secondary education level achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading, %

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INDICATOR 4.1.1 (a)
Proportion of children and young people in lower secondary education level achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading. Proportion of children and young people in lower secondary education level achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading.
TARGET 4.1
By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes.
GOAL 4
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
See United Nations Global SDG Database

Indicator 4.1.1 (a)

Indicator 4.1.1 (a)

Proportion of children and young people in lower secondary education level achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading, %

INDICATOR 4.1.1 (a)
Proportion of children and young people in lower secondary education level achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading. Proportion of children and young people in lower secondary education level achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading.
TARGET 4.1
By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes.
GOAL 4
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
See United Nations Global SDG Database

Indicator 4.1.1 (a)

Indicator 4.1.1 (a)

Proportion of children and young people in lower secondary education level achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading, %

Country 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Albania 43.3 .. .. 47.7 .. .. 49.7 .. .. 47.8 .. .. .. 26.3
Austria 72.4 .. .. 80.5 .. .. 77.5 .. .. 76.4 .. .. .. 74.7
Azerbaijan 27.2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30.8
Belarus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76.6 .. .. .. ..
Belgium 82.3 .. .. 83.9 .. .. 80.5 .. .. 78.7 .. .. .. 74.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46.3 .. .. .. ..
Bulgaria 59.0 .. .. 60.6 .. .. 58.5 .. .. 52.9 .. .. .. 47.1
Canada 89.7 .. .. 89.1 .. .. 89.3 .. .. 86.2 .. .. .. 81.8
Croatia 77.6 .. .. 81.3 .. .. 80.1 .. .. 78.4 .. .. .. 77.3
Cyprus .. .. .. 67.2 .. .. 64.4 .. .. 56.3 .. .. .. 39.4
Czechia 76.9 .. .. 83.1 .. .. 78.0 .. .. 79.3 .. .. .. 78.7
Denmark 84.8 .. .. 85.4 .. .. 85.0 .. .. 84.0 .. .. .. 81.0
Estonia 86.7 .. .. 90.9 .. .. 89.4 .. .. 88.9 .. .. .. 86.2
Finland 91.9 .. .. 88.7 .. .. 88.9 .. .. 86.5 .. .. .. 78.6
France 80.2 .. .. 81.1 .. .. 78.5 .. .. 79.1 .. .. .. 73.1
Georgia 38.0 .. .. .. .. .. 48.3 .. .. 35.6 .. .. .. 33.1
Germany 81.5 .. .. 85.5 .. .. 83.8 .. .. 79.3 .. .. .. 74.5
Greece 78.7 .. .. 77.4 .. .. 72.7 .. .. 69.5 .. .. .. 62.4
Hungary 82.4 .. .. 80.3 .. .. 72.5 .. .. 74.7 .. .. .. 74.1
Iceland 83.2 .. .. 79.0 .. .. 77.9 .. .. 73.6 .. .. .. 60.3
Ireland 82.8 .. .. 90.4 .. .. 89.8 .. .. 88.2 .. .. .. 88.6
Israel 73.5 .. .. 76.4 .. .. 73.4 .. .. 68.9 .. .. .. 70.4
Italy 79.0 .. .. 80.5 .. .. 79.0 .. .. 76.7 .. .. .. 78.6
Kazakhstan 41.3 .. .. 42.9 .. .. 58.7 .. .. 35.8 .. .. .. 36.3
Kyrgyzstan 16.8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Latvia 82.4 .. .. 83.0 .. .. 82.3 .. .. 77.6 .. .. .. 77.2
Liechtenstein 84.3 .. .. 87.6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Lithuania 75.6 .. .. 78.8 .. .. 74.9 .. .. 75.6 .. .. .. 75.1
Luxembourg 74.0 .. .. 77.8 .. .. 74.4 .. .. 70.7 .. .. .. ..
Malta 63.7 .. .. .. .. .. 64.4 .. .. 64.1 .. .. .. 63.7
Montenegro 50.5 .. .. 56.7 .. .. 58.1 .. .. 55.6 .. .. .. 47.1
Netherlands 85.7 .. .. 86.0 .. .. 81.9 .. .. 75.9 .. .. .. 65.4
North Macedonia .. .. .. .. .. .. 29.3 .. .. 44.9 .. .. .. 26.4
Norway 85.0 .. .. 83.8 .. .. 85.1 .. .. 80.7 .. .. .. 72.5
Poland 85.0 .. .. 89.4 .. .. 85.6 .. .. 85.3 .. .. .. 77.8
Portugal 82.4 .. .. 81.2 .. .. 82.8 .. .. 79.8 .. .. .. 76.8
Republic of Moldova 42.8 .. .. .. .. .. 54.2 .. .. 57.0 .. .. .. 51.2
Romania 59.6 .. .. 62.7 .. .. 61.3 .. .. 59.2 .. .. .. 58.3
Russian Federation 72.6 .. .. 77.7 .. .. 83.8 .. .. 77.9 .. .. .. ..
Serbia 67.2 .. .. 66.9 .. .. .. .. .. 62.3 .. .. .. 63.6
Slovakia 77.8 .. .. 71.8 .. .. 67.9 .. .. 68.6 .. .. .. 64.6
Slovenia 78.8 .. .. 78.9 .. .. 84.9 .. .. 82.1 .. .. .. 73.9
Spain 80.4 .. .. 81.7 .. .. 83.8 .. .. .. .. .. .. 75.6
Sweden 82.6 .. .. 77.3 .. .. 81.6 .. .. 81.6 .. .. .. 75.7
Switzerland 83.2 .. .. 86.3 .. .. 80.0 .. .. 76.4 .. .. .. 75.4
Türkiye 75.5 .. .. 78.4 .. .. 60.0 .. .. 73.9 .. .. .. 70.7
Ukraine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 74.1 .. .. .. 59.0
United Kingdom 81.6 .. .. 83.4 .. .. 82.1 .. .. 82.7 .. .. .. 79.9
United States 82.4 .. .. 83.4 .. .. 81.0 .. .. 80.7 .. .. .. 79.9
Uzbekistan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14.1
Country 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Albania 43.3 .. .. 47.7 .. .. 49.7 .. .. 47.8 .. .. .. 26.3
Austria 72.4 .. .. 80.5 .. .. 77.5 .. .. 76.4 .. .. .. 74.7
Azerbaijan 27.2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30.8
Belarus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76.6 .. .. .. ..
Belgium 82.3 .. .. 83.9 .. .. 80.5 .. .. 78.7 .. .. .. 74.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46.3 .. .. .. ..
Bulgaria 59.0 .. .. 60.6 .. .. 58.5 .. .. 52.9 .. .. .. 47.1
Canada 89.7 .. .. 89.1 .. .. 89.3 .. .. 86.2 .. .. .. 81.8
Croatia 77.6 .. .. 81.3 .. .. 80.1 .. .. 78.4 .. .. .. 77.3
Cyprus .. .. .. 67.2 .. .. 64.4 .. .. 56.3 .. .. .. 39.4
Czechia 76.9 .. .. 83.1 .. .. 78.0 .. .. 79.3 .. .. .. 78.7
Denmark 84.8 .. .. 85.4 .. .. 85.0 .. .. 84.0 .. .. .. 81.0
Estonia 86.7 .. .. 90.9 .. .. 89.4 .. .. 88.9 .. .. .. 86.2
Finland 91.9 .. .. 88.7 .. .. 88.9 .. .. 86.5 .. .. .. 78.6
France 80.2 .. .. 81.1 .. .. 78.5 .. .. 79.1 .. .. .. 73.1
Georgia 38.0 .. .. .. .. .. 48.3 .. .. 35.6 .. .. .. 33.1
Germany 81.5 .. .. 85.5 .. .. 83.8 .. .. 79.3 .. .. .. 74.5
Greece 78.7 .. .. 77.4 .. .. 72.7 .. .. 69.5 .. .. .. 62.4
Hungary 82.4 .. .. 80.3 .. .. 72.5 .. .. 74.7 .. .. .. 74.1
Iceland 83.2 .. .. 79.0 .. .. 77.9 .. .. 73.6 .. .. .. 60.3
Ireland 82.8 .. .. 90.4 .. .. 89.8 .. .. 88.2 .. .. .. 88.6
Israel 73.5 .. .. 76.4 .. .. 73.4 .. .. 68.9 .. .. .. 70.4
Italy 79.0 .. .. 80.5 .. .. 79.0 .. .. 76.7 .. .. .. 78.6
Kazakhstan 41.3 .. .. 42.9 .. .. 58.7 .. .. 35.8 .. .. .. 36.3
Kyrgyzstan 16.8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Latvia 82.4 .. .. 83.0 .. .. 82.3 .. .. 77.6 .. .. .. 77.2
Liechtenstein 84.3 .. .. 87.6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Lithuania 75.6 .. .. 78.8 .. .. 74.9 .. .. 75.6 .. .. .. 75.1
Luxembourg 74.0 .. .. 77.8 .. .. 74.4 .. .. 70.7 .. .. .. ..
Malta 63.7 .. .. .. .. .. 64.4 .. .. 64.1 .. .. .. 63.7
Montenegro 50.5 .. .. 56.7 .. .. 58.1 .. .. 55.6 .. .. .. 47.1
Netherlands 85.7 .. .. 86.0 .. .. 81.9 .. .. 75.9 .. .. .. 65.4
North Macedonia .. .. .. .. .. .. 29.3 .. .. 44.9 .. .. .. 26.4
Norway 85.0 .. .. 83.8 .. .. 85.1 .. .. 80.7 .. .. .. 72.5
Poland 85.0 .. .. 89.4 .. .. 85.6 .. .. 85.3 .. .. .. 77.8
Portugal 82.4 .. .. 81.2 .. .. 82.8 .. .. 79.8 .. .. .. 76.8
Republic of Moldova 42.8 .. .. .. .. .. 54.2 .. .. 57.0 .. .. .. 51.2
Romania 59.6 .. .. 62.7 .. .. 61.3 .. .. 59.2 .. .. .. 58.3
Russian Federation 72.6 .. .. 77.7 .. .. 83.8 .. .. 77.9 .. .. .. ..
Serbia 67.2 .. .. 66.9 .. .. .. .. .. 62.3 .. .. .. 63.6
Slovakia 77.8 .. .. 71.8 .. .. 67.9 .. .. 68.6 .. .. .. 64.6
Slovenia 78.8 .. .. 78.9 .. .. 84.9 .. .. 82.1 .. .. .. 73.9
Spain 80.4 .. .. 81.7 .. .. 83.8 .. .. .. .. .. .. 75.6
Sweden 82.6 .. .. 77.3 .. .. 81.6 .. .. 81.6 .. .. .. 75.7
Switzerland 83.2 .. .. 86.3 .. .. 80.0 .. .. 76.4 .. .. .. 75.4
Türkiye 75.5 .. .. 78.4 .. .. 60.0 .. .. 73.9 .. .. .. 70.7
Ukraine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 74.1 .. .. .. 59.0
United Kingdom 81.6 .. .. 83.4 .. .. 82.1 .. .. 82.7 .. .. .. 79.9
United States 82.4 .. .. 83.4 .. .. 81.0 .. .. 80.7 .. .. .. 79.9
Uzbekistan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14.1
INDICATOR 4.1.1 (a)
Proportion of children and young people in lower secondary education level achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading. Proportion of children and young people in lower secondary education level achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading.
TARGET 4.1
By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes.
GOAL 4
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
See United Nations Global SDG Database

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