What is 23/26 as a percentage? It is 88.46%. This number shows how close 23 is to the whole 26 when you think of it in terms of hundredths.
The fraction 23/26 can be thought of as 23 parts out of a total of 26 equal parts. Because the denominator is relatively large, the fraction is fairly close to 1, which is why the percentage is high.
When you see 88.46%, you know that the fraction is just a little under a full 100%. This makes it easy to compare with other numbers that are already expressed as percentages.