What is the difference in pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male between Japan and United Kingdom?

0.17, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?

7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.

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.

Japan vs United Kingdom: PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale. Male

Japan

493.4

in 2018

United Kingdom

493.57

in 2018

Japan rank

12th

United Kingdom rank

11th

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

Japan
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 493.57 against 493.4 in Japan, a difference of 0.17.

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

Japan ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 11th of 56 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	494.39	491.39	2.99	Japan
2010s	509.8	489.13	20.66	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male, Japan or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 493.57 against 493.4 in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male between Japan and United Kingdom?: 0.17, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male?: Japan ranks 12th and United Kingdom 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. Male. 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. 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: 21 August 2026

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/