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PISA: Mean performance on the mathematics scale by country

Average score of 15-year-old 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
53
Highest
557.67
Macao
Lowest
366.82
Tunisia
Median
486.59
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
356

What the numbers show

PISA: Mean performance on the mathematics scale is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 557.67 in Macao; the lowest is 366.82 in Tunisia.

The median across all reporting countries is 486.59, and the mean is 470.21.

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

Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 15.8%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 6.1%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Macao 557.67 2018 up 6.2% rising
2 Hong Kong 551.15 2018 down 0.6% flat
4 Japan 526.97 2018 down 0.4% flat
5 South Korea 525.93 2018 down 3.7% flat
6 Estonia 523.41 2018 up 2.2% flat
7 Netherlands 519.23 2018 down 1.3% flat
8 Poland 515.65 2018 up 4.2% rising
9 Switzerland 515.32 2018 down 3.5% flat
10 Canada 512.02 2018 down 2.8% flat
11 Denmark 509.4 2018 up 1.2% flat
12 Slovenia 508.9 2018 up 1.5% flat
13 Belgium 508.07 2018 down 1.4% flat
14 Finland 507.3 2018 down 6.1% falling
15 Sweden 502.39 2018 up 1.6% flat
16 United Kingdom 501.77 2018 up 1.9% flat
17 Norway 500.96 2018 up 0.6% flat
18 Germany 500.04 2018 down 2.5% flat
20 Czechia 499.47 2018 up 1.4% flat
21 Austria 498.94 2018 up 0.6% flat
22 Latvia 496.13 2018 up 2.9% flat
23 France 495.41 2018 down 0.3% flat
24 Iceland 495.19 2018 down 2.3% falling
25 New Zealand 494.49 2018 down 4.8% falling
26 Portugal 492.49 2018 up 1.1% rising
27 Australia 491.36 2018 down 4.5% falling
28 Russia 487.79 2018 up 4.3% flat
29 Italy 486.59 2018 up 0.8% rising
30 Slovakia 486.17 2018 down 2.1% flat
32 Spain 481.39 2018 down 0.4% flat
33 Lithuania 481.19 2018 up 1.0% flat
34 Hungary 481.08 2018 down 1.9% flat
35 United States 478.25 2018 down 1.9% flat
36 Croatia 464.2 2018 up 0.9% flat
37 Israel 463.04 2018 up 3.6% rising
38 Turkey 453.51 2018 up 1.8% flat
39 Greece 451.37 2018 down 3.2% flat
40 Serbia 448.28 2018 up 1.3% flat
41 Albania 437.22 2018 up 15.8% rising
42 Bulgaria 436.04 2018 up 1.9% flat
43 Romania 429.92 2018 up 0.7% flat
44 Montenegro 429.61 2018 up 6.7% rising
45 Thailand 418.56 2018 down 0.0% flat
46 Uruguay 417.66 2018 down 2.1% flat
47 Chile 417.41 2018 down 0.9% rising
48 Qatar 414.23 2018 up 12.5% rising
49 Mexico 408.8 2018 down 2.3% rising
50 Peru 399.84 2018 up 9.5% rising
51 Jordan 399.76 2018 up 3.4% flat
52 Colombia 390.93 2018 up 2.6% rising
53 Brazil 383.57 2018 down 0.6% rising
54 Argentina 379.45 2018 down 2.2% flat
55 Indonesia 378.67 2018 up 2.0% flat
56 Tunisia 366.82 2015 up 0.4% flat

About this data

Indicator
PISA: Mean performance on the mathematics scale
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 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/