Republic of Korea
Percentage of students achieving minimum proficiency in math at end of primary: 93.4%
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52/237 countriesBack to EducationGlobal62.6%
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2023
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Top 10 · Percentage of students achieving minimum proficiency in math at end of primary (2023)
With 93.42% in 2023, South Korea leads the world in percentage of students achieving minimum proficiency in math at end of primary, followed by Singapore (92.69%) and Hong Kong (91%). The top 5 is rounded off by Macao (90.34%) and Lithuania (86.55%). Further down, the Netherlands (83.11%) and Poland (82.96%) hold the next two spots. The United Kingdom (80.14%), Türkiye (78.64%), and Romania (78.47%) round out the top ten. Five of the top ten are in Asia, with three from Eastern Asia.
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