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

79.87percent · 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 United States from 2000 to 2022.

20002022

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202279.87
201880.734
201581.01
201283.396
200982.382
200380.612
200082.1

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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 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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