Japan vs South Korea: Average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics

Japan
535.58 score
in 2022
South Korea
527.3 score
in 2022
Japan rank
5th
South Korea rank
6th

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

  • Japan
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 535.58 score against 527.3 score in South Korea, a difference of 8.28 score.

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

Japan ranks 5th and South Korea ranks 6th of 57 countries.

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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

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.