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

Average score of 15-year-old male 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
56
Highest
542.67
Macao
Lowest
388.47
Tunisia
Median
483.49
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
356

What the numbers show

PISA: Mean performance on the science scale. Male is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 542.67 in Macao; the lowest is 388.47 in Tunisia.

The median across all reporting countries is 483.49, and the mean is 470.28.

Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 10.5%), and the largest decrease in Hong Kong (down 6.9%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Macao 542.67 2018 up 6.4% flat
2 Liechtenstein 532.61 2012 down 1.0% rising
3 Japan 530.56 2018 down 0.6% flat
4 Estonia 527.63 2018 up 0.0% flat
5 South Korea 520.93 2018 down 3.0% falling
6 Canada 516.46 2018 down 2.7% flat
7 Hong Kong 512.36 2018 down 6.9% flat
8 Poland 510.9 2018 up 1.1% flat
9 Finland 510.18 2018 down 6.6% falling
10 New Zealand 509.32 2018 down 3.7% flat
11 United Kingdom 505.93 2018 down 2.4% flat
12 Australia 503.74 2018 down 4.4% flat
13 United States 502.74 2018 down 1.2% flat
14 Germany 502.49 2018 down 3.9% flat
15 Slovenia 502.25 2018 down 0.5% flat
16 Belgium 501.19 2018 down 1.7% flat
17 Netherlands 499.28 2018 down 4.8% falling
18 Czechia 495.99 2018 down 0.4% flat
19 Sweden 495.65 2018 up 0.5% flat
20 Ireland 495.37 2018 down 2.2% flat
21 Switzerland 495.12 2018 down 4.9% flat
22 Portugal 494.19 2018 up 0.6% rising
23 France 492.51 2018 down 1.5% flat
24 Denmark 491.57 2018 down 2.7% flat
25 Austria 490.9 2018 down 1.5% flat
26 Norway 485.14 2018 down 2.6% flat
27 Spain 484.44 2018 down 1.5% flat
28 Hungary 484 2018 down 3.7% flat
29 Latvia 482.99 2018 down 1.5% flat
30 Lithuania 479.09 2018 down 0.8% flat
31 Russia 477.42 2018 up 0.1% flat
32 Luxembourg 474.51 2018 down 2.6% flat
33 Iceland 470.77 2018 down 5.2% falling
34 Croatia 470.38 2018 down 2.5% flat
35 Italy 469.58 2018 down 3.8% flat
36 Turkey 464.63 2018 up 3.7% rising
37 Slovakia 461.22 2018 down 5.9% falling
38 Israel 452.04 2018 down 0.3% flat
39 Greece 446.07 2018 down 4.1% falling
40 Chile 445.31 2018 down 1.5% rising
41 Serbia 437.42 2018 down 1.1% flat
42 Uruguay 427.56 2018 up 0.2% flat
43 Romania 425.49 2018 up 0.6% flat
44 Mexico 424.09 2018 up 1.2% flat
45 Colombia 419.61 2018 up 1.6% rising
46 Bulgaria 416.92 2018 down 3.0% flat
47 Thailand 415.2 2018 down 0.6% flat
48 Jordan 414.32 2018 up 4.1% flat
49 Montenegro 413.02 2018 up 4.5% flat
50 Peru 410.72 2018 up 10.5% rising
51 Argentina 409.05 2018 up 3.1% rising
52 Albania 408.73 2018 up 8.6% rising
53 Brazil 402.85 2018 down 1.1% rising
54 Qatar 399.77 2018 up 9.1% rising
55 Indonesia 392.55 2018 up 3.8% flat
56 Tunisia 388.47 2015 up 1.4% flat

About this data

Indicator
PISA: Mean performance on the science scale. Male
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 male 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/