PISA: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: PISA: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 was 0.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.7%
Change on year
up 59.6%
World rank
19th
of 52 countries
All-time high
2.1%
in 2006
All-time low
0.4%
in 2015
Years of data
6
2003–2018

PISA: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 in Hong Kong, China, 2003–2018

0.511.522003201020182003: 22006: 2.12009: 22012: 1.82015: 0.4422018: 0.705

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in Hong Kong, China is 0.7%, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.6% on the previous year and down 65.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in Hong Kong, China peaked at 2.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2015.

Hong Kong, China ranks 19th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

PISA: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for PISA: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 in Hong Kong, China, 2003 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2003 2.0%
2006 2.1% +1.9%
2009 2.0% -2.0%
2012 1.8% -10.6%
2015 0.4% -75.6%
2018 0.7% +59.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.0% 2.0% 2.1% 3
2010s 1.0% 0.4% 1.8% 3

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 16 Switzerland 0.9% compare
  2. 17 Norway 0.7% compare
  3. 18 Belgium 0.7% compare
  4. 20 Israel 0.7% compare
  5. 21 France 0.6% compare
  6. 22 Slovenia 0.6% compare

See the full ranking of 52 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in Hong Kong, China?
Pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in Hong Kong, China was 0.7% 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 Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2006.
What is the lowest pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2015.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6?
Hong Kong, China ranks 19th out of 52 countries with data for 2018.
Is pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hong Kong, China 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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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
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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/