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

Australia
518.57
in 2018
Sweden
522.96
in 2018
Australia rank
13th
Sweden rank
11th

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

  • Australia
  • Sweden
0200400600200020092018

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 522.96 against 518.57 in Australia, a difference of 4.39.

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

Australia ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 11th of 56 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 539.07 529.22 9.85 Australia
2010s 522.33 517.35 4.98 Australia

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 Sweden?
Sweden, at 522.96 against 518.57 in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. female between Australia and Sweden?
4.39, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. female?
Australia ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 11th 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/