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PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Below Level 1C

Percentage of 15-year-old students scoring students below the lowest proficiency level (1C) on the PISA reading scale. Students with scores below Level 1C (less or equal to 189 points) usually do not succeed at the most basic reading tasks that PISA measures. Use caution in comparing proficiency scores across years. For more information on comparability of results, consult the PISA website: http://www.oecd.org/pisa/

wb-indicators:LO.PISA.REA.0.B1C

PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Below Level 1C

World Bank

Publisher
World Bank
Source
World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status
Active
Formats
JSON
Licence
CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard
WB API v2
Countries
80 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id
wb-indicators:LO.PISA.REA.0.B1C
Last verified
2026-09-27

Geographic coverage

PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Below Level 1C carries observations for 80 countries and areas:

Albania · United Arab Emirates · Argentina · Australia · Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Belarus · Brazil · Brunei Darussalam · Canada · Switzerland · Chile · China · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cyprus · Czechia · Germany · Denmark · Dominican Republic · Algeria · Spain · Estonia · Finland · France · United Kingdom · Georgia · Greece · Hong Kong SAR, China · Croatia · Hungary · Indonesia · Ireland · Iceland · Israel · Italy · Jordan · Japan · Kazakhstan · Korea, Rep. · Lebanon · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Latvia · Macao SAR, China · Morocco · Moldova · Mexico · North Macedonia · Malta · Montenegro · Malaysia · Netherlands · Norway · New Zealand · Panama · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Portugal · Qatar · Romania · Russian Federation · Saudi Arabia · Singapore · Serbia · Slovak Republic · Slovenia · Sweden · Thailand · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Turkiye · Ukraine · Uruguay · United States · Viet Nam · Kosovo