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
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How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 547.09 score against 535.58 score in Japan, a difference of 11.52 score.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 5th and Taiwan ranks 3rd 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.