Percentage of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading at end of primary (2021)

Canada leads the world in percentage of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading at end of primary at 98.78% in 2021, followed by Russian Federation (98.36%) and China, Hong Kong SAR (98.28%). Croatia (98.08%) and Poland (97.21%) close out the top 5. Next up, Italy (97.18%) and Lithuania (97.11%). United Kingdom (97.03%), Singapore (96.66%), and Finland (96.48%) round out the top ten. Seven of the top ten are in Europe, with three from Northern.