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Korea, Republic of: Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, both sexes

85.32percent · 2022

Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator READ.LOWERSEC. Annual figures for Korea, Republic of from 2000 to 2022.

20002022

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202285.32
201884.892
201586.343
201292.352
200994.206
200694.222
200393.229
200094.2

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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UIS (2026). Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-read-lowersec (accessed 2026-11-09). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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Korea, Republic of: Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, both sexes (2000–2022) · Interva