How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?

7 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.

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.

Italy vs United States: Average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics

Italy

471.26 score

in 2022

United States

464.89 score

in 2022

Italy rank

32nd

United States rank

34th

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

Italy
United States

How they compare

Italy currently reports 471.26 score against 464.89 score in United States, a difference of 6.37 score.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2003 it was United States ahead.

Italy ranks 32nd and United States ranks 34th of 57 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	470.09 score	481.54 score	11.46 score	United States
2010s	487.21 score	476.41 score	10.8 score	Italy
2020s	471.26 score	464.89 score	6.37 score	Italy

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 United States?: Italy, at 471.26 score against 464.89 score in United States as of 2022.
What is the difference in average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics between Italy and United States?: 6.37 score, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Italy and United States rank globally for average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics?: Italy ranks 32nd and United States ranks 34th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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