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

South Korea: PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 1A was 10.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
10.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 55 countries
All-time high
10.0%
in 2015
All-time low
4.0%
in 2006
Years of data
7
2000–2018

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

02468102000200920182000: 52003: 52006: 42009: 52012: 52015: 102018: 10

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

Analysis

In 2018, pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a in South Korea stood at 10.0%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a in South Korea peaked at 10.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2006.

That places South Korea 49th out of 55 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.8% 4.0% 5.0% 4
2010s 8.3% 5.0% 10.0% 3

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 47 Poland 11.0% compare
  2. 48 Liechtenstein 10.5% compare
  3. 49 Canada 10.0% compare
  4. 51 Estonia 9.0% compare
  5. 51 Finland 9.0% compare
  6. 51 Ireland 9.0% compare

See the full ranking of 55 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a in South Korea?
Pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a in South Korea was 10.0% 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 South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2006.
How does South Korea rank for pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a?
South Korea ranks 49th out of 55 countries with data for 2018.
Is pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Korea 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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About this data

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/