Average performance of 15-year-olds in mathematics, reading, and science by country
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.
What the numbers show
Average performance of 15-year-olds in mathematics, reading, and science is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 551.92 score in Macao; the lowest is 361.23 score in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 472.96 score, and the mean is 458.02 score.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 10.0%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 7.7%).
Average performance of 15-year-olds in mathematics, reading, and science: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Macao | 551.92 score | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 3 | Taiwan | 547.09 score | 2022 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 5 | Japan | 535.58 score | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | South Korea | 527.3 score | 2022 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 7 | Estonia | 509.95 score | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 8 | Switzerland | 507.99 score | 2022 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 9 | Canada | 496.95 score | 2022 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 10 | Netherlands | 492.68 score | 2022 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 11 | Ireland | 491.65 score | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 12 | Belgium | 489.49 score | 2022 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 13 | Denmark | 489.27 score | 2022 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 488.98 score | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 15 | Poland | 488.96 score | 2022 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 16 | Russia | 487.79 score | 2018 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 17 | Austria | 487.27 score | 2022 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 18 | Australia | 487.08 score | 2022 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 19 | Czechia | 487 score | 2022 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 20 | Slovenia | 484.53 score | 2022 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 21 | Finland | 484.14 score | 2022 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 483.42 score | 2018 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 23 | Latvia | 483.16 score | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 24 | Sweden | 481.77 score | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 25 | New Zealand | 479.07 score | 2022 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 26 | Lithuania | 475.15 score | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 27 | Germany | 474.83 score | 2022 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 28 | France | 473.94 score | 2022 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 29 | Spain | 473.14 score | 2022 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 30 | Hungary | 472.78 score | 2022 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 31 | Portugal | 471.91 score | 2022 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 32 | Italy | 471.26 score | 2022 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 33 | Norway | 468.45 score | 2022 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 34 | United States | 464.89 score | 2022 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 35 | Slovakia | 464 score | 2022 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 36 | Croatia | 463.11 score | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 37 | Iceland | 458.91 score | 2022 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 38 | Israel | 457.9 score | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 39 | Turkey | 453.15 score | 2022 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 40 | Greece | 430.15 score | 2022 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 41 | Romania | 427.76 score | 2022 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 425.44 score | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 417.3 score | 2022 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 44 | Qatar | 414.11 score | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 45 | Chile | 411.7 score | 2022 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 46 | Uruguay | 408.71 score | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 47 | Montenegro | 405.6 score | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 49 | Thailand | 393.94 score | 2022 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 50 | Peru | 391.24 score | 2022 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 51 | Colombia | 382.7 score | 2022 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 52 | Brazil | 378.69 score | 2022 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 53 | Argentina | 377.53 score | 2022 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 54 | Albania | 368.22 score | 2022 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 55 | Tunisia | 366.82 score | 2015 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 56 | Indonesia | 365.52 score | 2022 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 57 | Jordan | 361.23 score | 2022 | down 6.3% | flat |
About this data
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.