PISA: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 in Australia
Australia: PISA: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 was 1.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
PISA: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 in Australia, 2003–2018
Source: OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.6% for pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.5% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in Australia peaked at 3.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2018.
That places Australia 8th out of 52 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 5 New Zealand 1.8% compare
- 6 Macao 1.7% compare
- 7 Japan 1.6% compare
- 9 Netherlands 1.5% compare
- 10 Germany 1.5% compare
- 11 United Kingdom 1.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in Australia?
- Pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in Australia was 1.6% in 2018, according to OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
- What is the highest pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2018.
- How does Australia rank for pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6?
- Australia ranks 8th out of 52 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 science proficiency level (%). Level 6. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/