PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale. Female in Australia
Australia: PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale. Female was 518.57 in 2018. ▼ Falling
PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale. Female in Australia, 2000–2018
Source: OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
Analysis
The most recent figure for pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. female in Australia is 518.57, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. female in Australia peaked at 546.25 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 518.57, in 2018.
That places Australia 13th out of 56 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 539.07 | 531.75 | 546.25 | 4 |
| 2010s | 522.33 | 518.57 | 529.54 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 105,469 (1999)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. female in Australia?
- Pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. female in Australia was 518.57 in 2018, according to OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
- What is the highest pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 546.25 in 2000.
- What is the lowest pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 518.57 in 2018.
- How does Australia rank for pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. female?
- Australia ranks 13th out of 56 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), published as part of PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale. Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average score of 15-year-old female 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/