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

South Korea
527.3 score
in 2022
Taiwan
547.09 score
in 2022
South Korea rank
6th
Taiwan rank
3rd

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

  • South Korea
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 547.09 score against 527.3 score in South Korea, a difference of 19.79 score.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Taiwan ahead.

South Korea ranks 6th 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.