Learning poverty: Share of Children at the End-of-Primary age below minimum reading proficiency adjusted by Out-of-School Children
The share of 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a short passage of age-appropriate material—in other words, those who are below the “minimum proficiency” threshold for reading.
Latest, 201978.52%Annual release · Not updated
vs 2013+11.0 pp67.55%
High since 200681.51%2006 · World Bank
Low since 200667.55%2013 · World Bank
Recent years
- 201978.52%+11.0 pp
- 201367.55%−14.0 pp
- 200681.51%
Related
- Projected population, national totalBanguat18,312,373people2026+1.3%vs 2025
- National povertyWorld Bank56%of population2023The latest figure is older than its frequency allows
- Child stuntingWorld Bank46%of children under 52021−0.7 ppvs 2015The latest figure is older than its frequency allows
- Life expectancyWorld Bank72.75years2024+0.2%vs 2023
