PISA: Mean performance on the science scale in New Zealand
New Zealand: PISA: Mean performance on the science scale was 508.49 in 2018. ▬ Flat
PISA: Mean performance on the science scale in New Zealand, 2000–2018
Source: OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
Analysis
The most recent figure for pisa: mean performance on the science scale in New Zealand is 508.49, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pisa: mean performance on the science scale in New Zealand peaked at 532.01 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 508.49, in 2018.
New Zealand ranks 10th of 56 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 527.75 | 520.9 | 532.01 | 4 |
| 2010s | 512.48 | 508.49 | 515.64 | 3 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 26,597 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.66 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pisa: mean performance on the science scale in New Zealand?
- Pisa: mean performance on the science scale in New Zealand was 508.49 in 2018, according to OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
- What is the highest pisa: mean performance on the science scale recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 532.01 in 2009.
- What is the lowest pisa: mean performance on the science scale recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 508.49 in 2018.
- How does New Zealand rank for pisa: mean performance on the science scale?
- New Zealand ranks 10th out of 56 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pisa: mean performance on the science scale rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), published as part of PISA: Mean performance on the science scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Average score of 15-year-old 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/