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

Sweden
488.63
in 2018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
493.57
in 2018
Sweden rank
14th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
11th

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

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

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 493.57 against 488.63 in Sweden, a difference of 4.94.

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

Sweden ranks 14th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 11th 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 Sweden United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 489.3 491.39 2.1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 475.78 489.13 13.35 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. male, Sweden or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 493.57 against 488.63 in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male between Sweden and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
4.94, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Sweden and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male?
Sweden ranks 14th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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

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/