Italy vs Portugal: Average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics
Italy
471.26 score
in 2022
Portugal
471.91 score
in 2022
Italy rank
32nd
Portugal rank
31st
Average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 471.91 score against 471.26 score in Italy, a difference of 0.65 score.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 31st of 57 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 470.09 score | 473.02 score | 2.94 score | Portugal |
| 2010s | 487.21 score | 490.39 score | 3.18 score | Portugal |
| 2020s | 471.26 score | 471.91 score | 0.652 score | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics, Italy or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 471.91 score against 471.26 score in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.65 score, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics?
- Italy ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 31st of 57 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.