PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale in Belgium
Belgium: PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale was 492.86 in 2018. ▬ Flat
PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale in Belgium, 2000–2018
Source: OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
Analysis
Belgium recorded 492.86 for pisa: mean performance on the reading scale in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pisa: mean performance on the reading scale in Belgium peaked at 508.62 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 492.86, in 2018.
Belgium ranks 21st of 56 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 505.24 | 500.9 | 507.13 | 4 |
| 2010s | 500 | 492.86 | 508.62 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 80,763 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.38 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pisa: mean performance on the reading scale in Belgium?
- Pisa: mean performance on the reading scale in Belgium was 492.86 in 2018, according to OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
- What is the highest pisa: mean performance on the reading scale recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 508.62 in 2012.
- What is the lowest pisa: mean performance on the reading scale recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 492.86 in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for pisa: mean performance on the reading scale?
- Belgium ranks 21st out of 56 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pisa: mean performance on the reading scale rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average score of 15-year-old 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/