Japan vs Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China: PISA: Mean performance on the mathematics scale

Japan
526.97
in 2018
Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
557.67
in 2018
Japan rank
4th
Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China rank
1st

PISA: Mean performance on the mathematics scale over time

  • Japan
  • Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
0200400600200020092018

How they compare

Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China currently reports 557.67 against 526.97 in Japan, a difference of 30.7.

That makes Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 4th and Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ranks 1st of 56 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China Difference Ahead
2000s 528.74 525.85 2.89 Japan
2010s 531.94 546.54 14.6 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pisa: mean performance on the mathematics scale, Japan or Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China, at 557.67 against 526.97 in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in pisa: mean performance on the mathematics scale between Japan and Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
30.7, with Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
How do Japan and Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China rank globally for pisa: mean performance on the mathematics scale?
Japan ranks 4th and Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ranks 1st 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. 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
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 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/