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PISA: Mean performance on the mathematics scale. Male by country

Average score of 15-year-old male students on the PISA mathematics scale. The metric for the overall mathematics scale is based on a mean for OECD countries of 500 points and a standard deviation of 100 points. Data reflects country performance in the stated year according to PISA reports, but may not be comparable...

Countries reporting
56
Highest
559.52
Macao
Lowest
370.08
Tunisia
Median
490.2
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
356

What the numbers show

PISA: Mean performance on the mathematics scale. Male is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 559.52 in Macao; the lowest is 370.08 in Tunisia.

The median across all reporting countries is 490.2, and the mean is 474.2.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 16.8%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 6.9%).

PISA: Mean performance on the mathematics scale. Male: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Macao 559.52 2018 up 5.4% flat
2 Hong Kong 548.46 2018 down 2.2% flat
3 Liechtenstein 545.51 2012 down 0.8% flat
4 Japan 532.16 2018 down 0.3% flat
5 South Korea 527.86 2018 down 3.6% falling
6 Estonia 527.64 2018 up 2.2% flat
7 Netherlands 519.91 2018 down 2.7% flat
8 Switzerland 518.66 2018 down 4.6% flat
9 Poland 516.35 2018 up 4.0% rising
10 Canada 514.45 2018 down 3.4% falling
11 Belgium 514.13 2018 down 2.2% flat
12 Denmark 511.34 2018 down 0.0% flat
13 Slovenia 509.19 2018 up 1.4% flat
14 United Kingdom 508.03 2018 up 1.0% flat
15 Austria 505.48 2018 down 0.0% flat
16 Finland 504.31 2018 down 6.9% falling
17 Germany 503.31 2018 down 3.3% flat
18 Ireland 502.62 2018 up 2.4% flat
19 Sweden 501.76 2018 up 1.7% flat
20 Czechia 501.19 2018 up 1.2% flat
21 Latvia 499.56 2018 up 3.5% flat
22 New Zealand 498.89 2018 down 4.6% falling
23 France 498.55 2018 down 1.3% flat
24 Norway 497.5 2018 down 0.6% flat
25 Portugal 496.93 2018 up 0.8% rising
26 Australia 494.32 2018 down 4.8% falling
27 Italy 494.09 2018 up 0.8% rising
28 Iceland 490.25 2018 down 3.6% falling
29 Russia 490.15 2018 up 4.5% flat
30 Slovakia 488.46 2018 down 1.9% flat
31 Luxembourg 487.11 2018 down 2.3% flat
32 Hungary 485.53 2018 down 2.1% flat
33 Spain 484.57 2018 down 1.7% flat
34 United States 482.46 2018 down 3.0% flat
35 Lithuania 479.98 2018 up 1.4% flat
36 Croatia 468.54 2018 up 0.8% flat
37 Israel 458.19 2018 up 1.6% rising
38 Turkey 455.96 2018 up 1.2% flat
39 Greece 451.53 2018 down 4.6% flat
40 Serbia 449.71 2018 up 0.4% flat
41 Bulgaria 435.28 2018 up 2.1% flat
42 Albania 434.82 2018 up 16.8% rising
43 Montenegro 433.56 2018 up 6.1% rising
44 Romania 432.46 2018 up 0.8% rising
45 Uruguay 422.01 2018 down 2.6% flat
46 Chile 421.09 2018 down 2.4% rising
47 Mexico 414.92 2018 down 2.5% rising
48 Thailand 410.06 2018 down 2.5% flat
49 Peru 407.84 2018 up 9.1% rising
50 Qatar 402.41 2018 up 10.1% rising
51 Colombia 400.89 2018 up 0.8% flat
52 Jordan 396.63 2018 up 2.6% flat
53 Brazil 387.87 2018 down 1.6% rising
54 Argentina 387.28 2018 down 1.6% flat
55 Indonesia 373.74 2018 up 0.8% flat
56 Tunisia 370.08 2015 down 0.9% flat

About this data

Indicator
PISA: Mean performance on the mathematics scale. Male
Source
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 356 data points, 2000–2018
Last refreshed

Average score of 15-year-old male students on the PISA mathematics scale. The metric for the overall mathematics scale is based on a mean for OECD countries of 500 points and a standard deviation of 100 points. 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/