Share of children achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of
lower-secondary age, 2023

Percentage of children at lower-secondary school age meeting reading comprehension standards, including the ability toconnect main ideas across different text types, understand the author’s intentions, and draw conclusions from the text, adjustedfor national school completion rates.

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