Adjusted rural to urban parity index for achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (ratio) by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
1.12
Hungary
Lowest
0.2811
Argentina
Median
0.8289
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
223
What the numbers show
Adjusted rural to urban parity index for achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (ratio) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 1.12 in Hungary; the lowest is 0.2811 in Argentina.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8289, and the mean is 0.7634.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 145.0%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 57.9%).
Adjusted rural to urban parity index for achieving a minimum: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 1.12 | 2023 | up 145.0% | rising |
| 2 | Italy | 1.08 | 2023 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 3 | Denmark | 1.04 | 2018 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 4 | Sweden | 1.02 | 2018 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 5 | Ireland | 1.01 | 2018 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 6 | Austria | 0.9982 | 2018 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 7 | Belgium | 0.9855 | 2012 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 8 | Finland | 0.9826 | 2018 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 9 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.9608 | 2012 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 10 | Spain | 0.9598 | 2018 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 11 | Norway | 0.9397 | 2018 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 12 | Germany | 0.9209 | 2012 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 13 | Canada | 0.9197 | 2018 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 0.9141 | 2018 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 0.9113 | 2012 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 16 | Iceland | 0.9026 | 2018 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 0.8637 | 2012 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 18 | Latvia | 0.8347 | 2018 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 0.8333 | 2018 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 20 | Israel | 0.8245 | 2018 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 21 | New Zealand | 0.8236 | 2018 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 22 | Australia | 0.7904 | 2018 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 23 | Czechia | 0.7897 | 2018 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 24 | Greece | 0.7074 | 2018 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 25 | Oman | 0.7042 | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 26 | Lebanon | 0.7017 | 2019 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 27 | Uruguay | 0.6801 | 2018 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 28 | Slovakia | 0.6463 | 2018 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 29 | Thailand | 0.6214 | 2018 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 30 | Qatar | 0.5342 | 2023 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Portugal | 0.5277 | 2018 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 32 | Chile | 0.4481 | 2023 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Mexico | 0.4086 | 2018 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 0.3734 | 2018 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 35 | Romania | 0.3392 | 2018 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 36 | Brazil | 0.3109 | 2018 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 37 | Indonesia | 0.2966 | 2018 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 38 | Argentina | 0.2811 | 2018 | down 32.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 0.8659
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.1954