Spain vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale. Female

Spain
505.69
in 2015
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
513.7
in 2018
Spain rank
21st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
18th

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

  • Spain
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0200400600200020092018

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 513.7 against 505.69 in Spain, a difference of 8.01.

Across all 6 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 21st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th of 56 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 494.9 518.35 23.46 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 504.1 510.31 6.21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. female, Spain or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 513.7 against 505.69 in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. female between Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
8.01, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
How do Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. female?
Spain ranks 21st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th 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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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/