Global Student Math Proficiency at Lower Secondary Level

Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics. The dataset is provided by UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ) and was last updated on 2026-07-18. It is available in CSV and XML formats under a CC-BY-3.0-IGO license.

Use Cases

• Analyze global education inequality based on student proficiency levels.
• Monitor progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality Education) targets.
• Compare mathematics learning outcomes across different countries or regions.
• Study the impact of educational interventions or crises like COVID-19 on student achievement.

Strengths

• Data is provided by a major UN agency (UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ)), suggesting authoritative sourcing.
• Available in two structured, machine-readable formats (CSV and XML).
• Has a clear, permissive license (CC-BY-3.0-IGO) for reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-18 10:13:01.655307; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global