How does Australia rank for pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a?

Australia ranks 37th out of 55 countries with data for 2018.

Is pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Australia data come from?

The figures come from OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), published as part of PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 1A. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

Name: PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 1A in Australia
Creator: OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Australia: PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 1A was 13.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)

13.0%

Change on year

up 8.3%

World rank

37th

of 55 countries

All-time high

13.0%

in 2018

All-time low

8.0%

in 2003

Years of data

2000–2018

PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 1A in Australia, 2000–2018

Source: OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).

Analysis

The most recent figure for pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a in Australia is 13.0%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a in Australia peaked at 13.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2003.

Australia ranks 37th of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	9.2%	8.0%	10.0%	4
2010s	11.7%	10.0%	13.0%	3

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Frequently asked questions

What is pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a in Australia?: Pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a in Australia was 13.0% in 2018, according to OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
What is the highest pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2003.
How does Australia rank for pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a?: Australia ranks 37th out of 55 countries with data for 2018.
Is pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), published as part of PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 1A. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 07 August 2026

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/