How does South Korea rank for pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6?

South Korea ranks 3rd out of 52 countries with data for 2018.

Is pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 rising or falling in South Korea?

Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. 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 science proficiency level (%). Level 6. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

PISA: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 in South Korea

Name: PISA: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 in South Korea
Creator: OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

South Korea: PISA: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 was 1.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)

1.8%

Change on year

up 29.9%

World rank

3rd

of 52 countries

All-time high

1.8%

in 2018

All-time low

1.1%

in 2009

Years of data

2006–2018

PISA: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 in South Korea, 2006–2018

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 South Korea is 1.8%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.9% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in South Korea peaked at 1.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2009.

South Korea ranks 3rd of 52 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	1.1%	1.1%	1.1%	2
2010s	1.4%	1.1%	1.8%	3

Countries ranked near South Korea

1 Estonia 2.0% compare
2 Canada 1.8% compare
4 Finland 1.8% compare
5 New Zealand 1.8% compare
6 Macao 1.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in South Korea?: Pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in South Korea was 1.8% 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 South Korea?: The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 recorded in South Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2009.
How does South Korea rank for pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6?: South Korea ranks 3rd out of 52 countries with data for 2018.
Is pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 rising or falling in South Korea?: Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. 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 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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/