Sweden vs United States: PISA: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6

Sweden
1.0%
in 2018
United States
1.3%
in 2018
Sweden rank
14th
United States rank
12th

PISA: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 over time

  • Sweden
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 1.3% against 1.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 14th and United States ranks 12th of 52 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden United States Difference Ahead
2000s 1.5% 1.3% 0.1% Sweden
2010s 1.0% 1.2% 0.2% United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6, Sweden or United States?
United States, at 1.3% against 1.0% in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 between Sweden and United States?
0.3%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States?
6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
How do Sweden and United States rank globally for pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6?
Sweden ranks 14th and United States ranks 12th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), published as PISA: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6. 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 science proficiency level (%). Level 6
Source
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
52 places, 296 data points, 2003–2018
Last refreshed

Percentage of 15-year-old students scoring higher than 708 on the PISA science scale. At Level 6, students can draw on a range of interrelated scientific ideas and concepts from the physical, life and earth and space sciences and use content, procedural and epistemic knowledge in order to offer explanatory hypotheses of novel scientific phenomena, events and processes or to make predictions. In interpreting data and evidence, they are able to discriminate between relevant and irrelevant information and can draw on knowledge external to the normal school curriculum. They can distinguish between arguments that are based on scientific evidence and theory and those based on other considerations. Level 6 students can evaluate competing designs of complex experiments, field studies or simulations and justify their choices. Data reflect country performance in the stated year, but may not be comparable across years or countries. Consult the PISA website for more detailed information: http://www.oecd.org/pisa/