Ireland vs United Kingdom: Average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics

Ireland

491.65 score

in 2022

United Kingdom

488.98 score

in 2022

Ireland rank

11th

United Kingdom rank

14th

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

Ireland
United Kingdom

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 491.65 score against 488.98 score in United Kingdom, a difference of 2.67 score.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2003 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Ireland ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 14th of 57 regions.

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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.