Japan vs South Korea: PISA: Mean performance on the mathematics scale. Female (mathematics)

Japan
522.03
in 2018
South Korea
523.81
in 2018
Japan rank
5th
South Korea rank
3rd

PISA: Mean performance on the mathematics scale. Female (mathematics) over time

  • Japan
  • South Korea
0200400600200020092018

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 523.81 against 522.03 in Japan, a difference of 1.78.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 5th and South Korea ranks 3rd of 56 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 530.11 536.88 6.77 South Korea
2010s 524.85 531.92 7.07 South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pisa: mean performance on the mathematics scale. female, Japan or South Korea?
South Korea, at 523.81 against 522.03 in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in pisa: mean performance on the mathematics scale. female between Japan and South Korea?
1.78, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for pisa: mean performance on the mathematics scale. female?
Japan ranks 5th and South Korea ranks 3rd of 56 countries.
Where does this data come from?
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), published as PISA: Mean performance on the mathematics scale. Female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
PISA: Mean performance on the mathematics scale. Female
Source
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 356 data points, 2000–2018
Last refreshed

Average score of 15-year-old female students on the PISA mathematics scale. The metric for the overall mathematics scale is based on a mean for OECD countries of 500 points and a standard deviation of 100 points. Data reflects country performance in the stated year according to PISA reports, but may not be comparable across years or countries. Consult the PISA website for more detailed information: http://www.oecd.org/pisa/