Hong Kong vs Taiwan: Average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics

Hong Kong

540.35 score

in 2022

Taiwan

547.09 score

in 2022

Hong Kong rank

4th

Taiwan rank

3rd

Average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics over time

Hong Kong
Taiwan

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 547.09 score against 540.35 score in Hong Kong, a difference of 6.74 score.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Taiwan ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 4th and Taiwan ranks 3rd of 57 countries.

Individual pages

Average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics in Hong Kong
Average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics in Taiwan
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics
Unit: score
Source: OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 57 places, 373 data points, 2003–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Assessed through the PISA mathematics scale, which measures how well someone can use math to solve everyday problems and understand the role of math in the real world.