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

Macao

551.92 score

in 2022

Taiwan

547.09 score

in 2022

Macao rank

2nd

Taiwan rank

3rd

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

Macao
Taiwan

How they compare

Macao currently reports 551.92 score against 547.09 score in Taiwan, a difference of 4.83 score.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Taiwan ahead.

Macao ranks 2nd and Taiwan ranks 3rd of 57 countries.

Individual pages

Average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics in Macao
Average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics in Taiwan
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 2026

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.