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

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...

Countries reporting
55
Highest
514.26
Macao
Lowest
347.6
Tunisia
Median
464.35
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
354

What the numbers show

PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale. Male is currently reported for 55 countries. The highest value is 514.26 in Macao; the lowest is 347.6 in Tunisia.

The median across all reporting countries is 464.35, and the mean is 453.01.

Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 10.2%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 7.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Macao 514.26 2018 up 9.5% rising
2 Estonia 507.7 2018 up 5.8% rising
4 Ireland 506.4 2018 up 6.3% flat
5 Canada 505.73 2018 down 0.3% flat
6 Liechtenstein 504.07 2012 down 2.4% flat
7 South Korea 502.84 2018 down 3.8% flat
8 Poland 495.45 2018 up 4.2% rising
9 Finland 494.79 2018 down 2.7% falling
10 United States 493.83 2018 up 1.2% flat
11 United Kingdom 493.57 2018 up 2.5% flat
12 Japan 493.4 2018 down 1.5% flat
13 New Zealand 491.42 2018 down 1.4% flat
14 Sweden 488.63 2018 up 2.9% flat
15 Australia 487.21 2018 down 1.8% flat
16 Denmark 486.47 2018 up 1.3% flat
17 Germany 486.31 2018 up 1.8% rising
18 Spain 485.44 2015 up 9.5% flat
19 Belgium 481.97 2018 down 2.2% flat
20 France 480.32 2018 up 1.1% flat
21 Portugal 479.85 2018 up 2.1% rising
22 Norway 476.22 2018 down 0.8% flat
23 Slovenia 474.99 2018 up 4.1% flat
24 Czechia 473.99 2018 up 4.1% flat
25 Austria 470.56 2018 up 4.7% flat
26 Netherlands 470.4 2018 down 5.2% flat
27 Switzerland 469.45 2018 down 2.5% flat
28 Russia 465.78 2018 up 6.6% rising
29 Italy 464.35 2018 up 0.1% flat
30 Hungary 462.62 2018 down 2.7% flat
31 Croatia 462.44 2018 up 2.4% flat
32 Latvia 462.04 2018 up 0.5% flat
33 Lithuania 456.96 2018 up 4.0% flat
34 Luxembourg 455.56 2018 up 0.6% flat
35 Iceland 453.54 2018 down 5.1% falling
36 Turkey 453.1 2018 up 2.2% flat
37 Israel 445.06 2018 down 1.6% rising
38 Chile 442.49 2018 up 0.9% rising
39 Slovakia 440.65 2018 down 2.4% flat
40 Greece 436.64 2018 down 4.8% flat
41 Serbia 421.71 2018 down 0.2% rising
42 Uruguay 415.13 2018 up 2.8% flat
43 Mexico 414.68 2018 up 0.5% flat
44 Romania 411.26 2018 up 2.1% flat
45 Colombia 407.03 2018 down 0.3% rising
46 Montenegro 406.58 2018 up 6.5% rising
47 Bulgaria 400.92 2018 up 0.3% flat
48 Brazil 400.03 2018 up 0.9% flat
49 Peru 395.36 2018 up 10.2% rising
50 Argentina 393.36 2018 up 3.9% rising
51 Jordan 393.06 2018 up 4.3% flat
52 Albania 387.01 2018 up 9.2% rising
53 Qatar 374.88 2018 up 8.0% rising
54 Thailand 372.18 2018 down 7.0% flat
55 Indonesia 358.09 2018 down 6.6% flat
56 Tunisia 347.6 2015 down 3.6% flat

About this data

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/