PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale in Mexico
Mexico: PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale was 420.47 in 2018. ▬ Flat
PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale in Mexico, 2000–2018
Source: OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
Analysis
The most recent figure for pisa: mean performance on the reading scale in Mexico is 420.47, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pisa: mean performance on the reading scale in Mexico peaked at 425.26 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 399.72, in 2003.
Mexico ranks 45th of 56 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 414.36 | 399.72 | 425.26 | 4 |
| 2010s | 422.43 | 420.47 | 423.55 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 571,832 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.89 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pisa: mean performance on the reading scale in Mexico?
- Pisa: mean performance on the reading scale in Mexico was 420.47 in 2018, according to OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
- What is the highest pisa: mean performance on the reading scale recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 425.26 in 2009.
- What is the lowest pisa: mean performance on the reading scale recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 399.72 in 2003.
- How does Mexico rank for pisa: mean performance on the reading scale?
- Mexico ranks 45th out of 56 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pisa: mean performance on the reading scale rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mexico 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/