Australia vs Germany: PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale. Male

Australia
487.21
in 2018
Germany
486.31
in 2018
Australia rank
15th
Germany rank
17th

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

  • Australia
  • Germany
0200400600200020092018

How they compare

Australia currently reports 487.21 against 486.31 in Germany, a difference of 0.9.

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

Australia ranks 15th and Germany ranks 17th of 56 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Germany Difference Ahead
2000s 502.44 472.71 29.73 Australia
2010s 489.83 490.4 0.574 Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male, Australia or Germany?
Australia, at 487.21 against 486.31 in Germany as of 2018.
What is the difference in pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male between Australia and Germany?
0.9, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Australia and Germany rank globally for pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male?
Australia ranks 15th and Germany ranks 17th 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. Male. 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. Male
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 male 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/