Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in World
World: Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum was 50.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in World, 2000–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
World recorded 50.8% for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in World peaked at 50.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.3% | — |
| 2001 | 47.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 47.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 47.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 48.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 48.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 48.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 49.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 50.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.1% | 47.3% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 49.1% | 50.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
- 3 Liechtenstein 85.9% compare
- 4 Estonia 85.0% compare
- 5 Republic of Korea 83.8% compare
- 6 Ireland 81.0% compare
- 7 Switzerland 80.5% compare
- 8 Denmark 79.5% compare
- 9 Canada 78.4% compare
More infrastructure data for World
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.17 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 815.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0992 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 815.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in World?
- Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in World was 50.8% in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 2000.
- How does World rank for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum?
- World ranks 6th out of 9 regions with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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