Reading Skills by Country
38 countries • Points • OECD How's Life / Well-Being
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What It Measures
Average student reading assessment score, from OECD How's Life / Well-Being.
At a Glance
World average
475.44
Middle country
478.85
Low end
408.67
High end
516.01
Countries
38
Data source
World Map
Highest & Lowest Reading Skills
Highest Reading Skills
#1Ireland516.01 Points#2Japan515.85 Points#3South Korea515.42 Points#4Estonia511.03 Points#5Canada507.13 Points#6United States503.94 Points#7New Zealand500.85 Points#8Australia498.05 Points#9United Kingdom494.4 Points#10Finland490.22 Points
| Rank | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ireland | 516.01 Points |
| #2 | Japan | 515.85 Points |
| #3 | South Korea | 515.42 Points |
| #4 | Estonia | 511.03 Points |
| #5 | Canada | 507.13 Points |
| #6 | United States | 503.94 Points |
| #7 | New Zealand | 500.85 Points |
| #8 | Australia | 498.05 Points |
| #9 | United Kingdom | 494.4 Points |
| #10 | Finland | 490.22 Points |
Lowest Reading Skills
#38Colombia408.67 Points#37Costa Rica415.23 Points#36Mexico415.36 Points#35Iceland435.92 Points#34Greece438.44 Points#33Slovakia446.86 Points#32Chile447.98 Points#31Turkey456.08 Points#30Netherlands459.24 Points#29Slovenia468.54 Points
| Rank | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #38 | Colombia | 408.67 Points |
| #37 | Costa Rica | 415.23 Points |
| #36 | Mexico | 415.36 Points |
| #35 | Iceland | 435.92 Points |
| #34 | Greece | 438.44 Points |
| #33 | Slovakia | 446.86 Points |
| #32 | Chile | 447.98 Points |
| #31 | Turkey | 456.08 Points |
| #30 | Netherlands | 459.24 Points |
| #29 | Slovenia | 468.54 Points |
Worth a Double Take
Biggest ranking jump: #35 Iceland is 20.56 Points higher than #36 Mexico (435.92 Points vs 415.36 Points).
Another sharp ranking jump: #29 Slovenia is 9.30 Points higher than #30 Netherlands (468.54 Points vs 459.24 Points).
Another sharp ranking jump: #33 Slovakia is 8.42 Points higher than #34 Greece (446.86 Points vs 438.44 Points).