Portugal vs United States: Average performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics

Portugal
471.91 score
in 2022
United States
464.89 score
in 2022
Portugal rank
31st
United States rank
34th

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

  • Portugal
  • United States
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 471.91 score against 464.89 score in United States, a difference of 7.02 score.

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

Portugal ranks 31st and United States ranks 34th 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.