Italy vs Switzerland: PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 1A

Italy
15.0%
in 2018
Switzerland
15.0%
in 2018
Italy rank
28th
Switzerland rank
28th

PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 1A over time

  • Italy
  • Switzerland
051015200020092018

How they compare

Italy currently reports 15.0% against 15.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 28th of 55 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 14.5% 11.8% 2.8% Italy
2010s 14.3% 13.0% 1.3% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a, Italy or Switzerland?
Italy, at 15.0% against 15.0% in Switzerland as of 2018.
What is the difference in pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a between Italy and Switzerland?
0.0%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a?
Italy ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 28th of 55 countries.
Where does this data come from?
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), published as PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 1A. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 1A
Source
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
55 places, 349 data points, 2000–2018
Last refreshed

Percentage of 15-year-old students scoring higher than 335 but lower than or equal to 407 on the PISA reading scale. Readers at Level 1a can understand the literal meaning of sentences or short passages. Readers at this level can also recognize the main theme or the author’s purpose in a piece of text about a familiar topic, and make a simple connection between several adjacent pieces of information, or between the given information and their own prior knowledge. They can select a relevant page from a small set based on simple prompts, and locate one or more independent pieces of information within short texts. Level 1a readers can reflect on the overall purpose and on the relative importance of information (e.g. the main idea vs. non-essential detail) in simple texts containing explicit cues. Most tasks at this level contain explicit cues regarding what needs to be done, how to do it, and where in the text(s) readers should focus their attention. 2000, 2003, and 2006 PISA assessments used a different reading proficiency scale (Levels 1 to 5) than later assessments. PISA 2000/2003/2006 Level 1 data have been included in this database as Level 1A because they are based on an identical score range. Use caution in comparing proficiency scores across years. For more information on comparability of results, consult the PISA website: http://www.oecd.org/pisa/