Learning poverty: Share of Children at the End-of-Primary age below minimum reading proficiency adjusted by Out-of-Sc…
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SE.LPV.PRIM•% of Total•2001 → 2023•125 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
125
Frequency
—
Range
2001 \u2192 2023
Latest
2023
Learning poverty: Share of Children at the End-of-Primary age below minimum reading proficiency adjusted by Out-of-School Children (%) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 6.33%
6.33% – 10.93%
10.93% – 27.2%
27.2% – 44.32%
44.32% – 68.28%
68.28% – 82.2%
> 82.2%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Learning poverty: Share of Children at the End-of-Primary age below minimum reading proficiency adjusted by Out-of-School Children (%)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Learning poverty: Share of Children at the End-of-Primary age below minimum reading proficiency adjusted by Out-of-School Children (%)
Countries
50
Median
79.1%
Mean
77.5%
25th pctl
65.9%
75th pctl
90.4%
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Compare trends
Learning poverty: Share of Children at the End-of-Primary age below minimum reading proficiency adjusted by Out-of-School Children (%)
MoroccoYemen, Rep.Nicaragua
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZambiaZMB | 98.5% | 2019 | — |
| Lao PDRLAO | 97.72% | 2019 | — |
| LesothoLSO | 96.9% | 2016 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 96.6% | 2019 | — |
| BurundiBDI | 95.82% | 2019 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 95.24% | 2019 | — |
| MauritaniaMRT | 94.77% | 2004 | — |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 94.66% | 2011 | |
| ChadTCD | 94.41% | 2019 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 93.27% | 2013 | — |
| PhilippinesPHL | 90.91% | 2019 | — |
| MaliMLI | 90.44% | 2012 | — |
| NigerNER | 90.44% | 2019 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 90.39% | 2015 | — |
| CambodiaKHM | 90% | 2019 | — |
| MyanmarMMR | 89.47% | 2019 | — |
| ComorosCOM | 86.02% | 2008 | — |
| GuineaGIN | 82.67% | 2019 | — |
| South AfricaZAF | 82.02% | 2021 | |
| UgandaUGA | 81.92% | 2014 | — |
| TogoTGO | 81.66% | 2019 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 79.89% | 2019 | |
| PakistanPAK | 79.54% | 2019 | — |
| HondurasHND | 79.29% | 2019 | |
| KenyaKEN | 79.29% | 2023 | — |
| NicaraguaNIC | 78.9% | 2019 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 78.52% | 2019 | |
| PanamaPAN | 78.51% | 2019 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 77.74% | 2019 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 77.72% | 2019 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 76.41% | 2001 | — |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 73.86% | 2019 | |
| CameroonCMR | 71.93% | 2019 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 70.01% | 2019 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 69.07% | 2019 | |
| SenegalSEN | 68.57% | 2019 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 67.9% | 2007 | — |
| EcuadorECU | 65.94% | 2019 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 65.53% | 2011 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 64.49% | 2014 | — |
| JordanJOR | 62.25% | 2021 | — |
| MoroccoMAR | 59.76% | 2021 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 59.15% | 2019 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 56.12% | 2021 | |
| IndiaIND | 56.07% | 2017 | — |
| BeninBEN | 55.78% | 2019 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 52.82% | 2015 | — |
| ColombiaCOL | 51.36% | 2019 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 51.22% | 2022 | — |
| KuwaitKWT | 51.08% | 2016 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)