Japan vs Taiwan: Average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics
Japan
535.58 score
in 2022
Taiwan
547.09 score
in 2022
Japan rank
5th
Taiwan rank
3rd
Average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics over time
- Japan
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 547.09 score against 535.58 score in Japan, a difference of 11.51 score.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 5th and Taiwan ranks 3rd of 57 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 526.05 score | 546.27 score | 20.22 score | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 531.94 score | 544.43 score | 12.49 score | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 535.58 score | 547.09 score | 11.52 score | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics, Japan or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 547.09 score against 535.58 score in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics between Japan and Taiwan?
- 11.51 score, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taiwan?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Taiwan rank globally for average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics?
- Japan ranks 5th and Taiwan ranks 3rd 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.