Australia vs New Zealand: PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale. Female

Australia
518.57
in 2018
New Zealand
520.26
in 2018
Australia rank
13th
New Zealand rank
12th

PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale. Female over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
0200400600200020092018

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 520.26 against 518.57 in Australia, a difference of 1.69.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.

Australia ranks 13th and New Zealand ranks 12th of 56 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 539.07 542.82 3.75 New Zealand
2010s 522.33 525.18 2.86 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. female, Australia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 520.26 against 518.57 in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. female between Australia and New Zealand?
1.69, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. female?
Australia ranks 13th and New Zealand ranks 12th of 56 countries.
Where does this data come from?
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), published as PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale. Female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale. Female
Source
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 354 data points, 2000–2018
Last refreshed

Average score of 15-year-old female students on the PISA reading scale. The metric for the overall reading scale is based on a mean for participating OECD countries set at 500, with a standard deviation of 100. 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/