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PISA: Mean performance on the science scale. Female by country

Average score of 15-year-old female students on the PISA science scale. In PISA 2006 the mean science score for OECD countries was initially set at 500 points (for 30 OECD countries), then was re-set at 498 points after taking into account new OECD countries. Data reflects country performance in the stated year...

Countries reporting
54
Highest
544.52
Macao
Lowest
384.62
Tunisia
Median
483.61
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
356

What the numbers show

PISA: Mean performance on the science scale. Female is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 544.52 in Macao; the lowest is 384.62 in Tunisia.

The median across all reporting countries is 483.61, and the mean is 473.92.

Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 11.7%), and the largest decrease in New Zealand (down 5.1%).

PISA: Mean performance on the science scale. Female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Macao 544.52 2018 up 6.3% rising
2 Finland 534.04 2018 down 4.9% flat
3 Estonia 532.59 2018 up 0.8% flat
4 Japan 527.78 2018 down 3.2% flat
6 Canada 519.56 2018 down 1.3% flat
7 South Korea 516.89 2018 down 4.1% flat
8 Liechtenstein 515.7 2012 up 0.8% rising
9 Slovenia 512 2018 down 1.3% flat
10 Poland 511.17 2018 up 0.0% rising
11 New Zealand 507.65 2018 down 5.1% flat
12 Netherlands 507.5 2018 down 2.5% flat
13 Germany 503.57 2018 down 2.7% flat
14 United Kingdom 503.47 2018 down 1.1% flat
15 Sweden 503.25 2018 up 1.3% flat
16 Australia 502.17 2018 down 4.8% flat
17 United States 502 2018 up 1.4% flat
18 Czechia 497.62 2018 down 1.1% flat
19 Ireland 496.85 2018 down 2.5% flat
20 Belgium 496.37 2018 down 1.4% flat
21 Norway 495.8 2018 down 1.2% flat
22 Switzerland 495.45 2018 down 3.3% flat
23 Denmark 493.71 2018 up 0.0% rising
24 France 493.46 2018 down 0.6% flat
25 Latvia 491.38 2018 down 1.2% flat
26 Portugal 489.1 2018 down 1.1% rising
27 Austria 488.63 2018 down 0.4% flat
28 Lithuania 485.18 2018 down 3.0% flat
29 Spain 482.03 2018 down 0.5% flat
30 Iceland 479.23 2018 down 3.1% falling
31 Luxembourg 479.09 2018 down 0.3% flat
32 Russia 478.01 2018 down 0.4% flat
33 Hungary 477.88 2018 down 4.9% falling
34 Croatia 474.32 2018 down 3.4% flat
35 Turkey 472.04 2018 up 2.6% rising
36 Israel 471.33 2018 up 3.3% rising
37 Slovakia 466.84 2018 down 4.8% falling
38 Italy 466.33 2018 down 4.8% flat
39 Greece 457.36 2018 down 3.7% flat
40 Jordan 443.66 2018 up 2.4% flat
41 Serbia 442.43 2018 down 0.2% flat
42 Chile 441.81 2018 down 0.2% rising
43 Qatar 439.05 2018 up 11.7% rising
44 Thailand 435.15 2018 up 1.0% flat
45 Bulgaria 432.17 2018 down 3.9% flat
46 Romania 426.05 2018 down 1.6% flat
47 Albania 425.06 2018 up 4.8% rising
48 Uruguay 424.21 2018 down 0.8% flat
49 Montenegro 417.52 2018 up 2.4% flat
51 Colombia 407.29 2018 up 4.0% rising
52 Brazil 404.39 2018 up 0.1% rising
53 Indonesia 399.48 2018 up 3.2% flat
54 Argentina 399.23 2018 down 1.3% flat
55 Peru 397.44 2018 up 8.3% rising
56 Tunisia 384.62 2015 down 0.8% flat

About this data

Indicator
PISA: Mean performance on the science scale. Female
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 female students on the PISA science scale. In PISA 2006 the mean science score for OECD countries was initially set at 500 points (for 30 OECD countries), then was re-set at 498 points after taking into account new OECD countries. 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/