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

New Zealand: PISA: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 was 1.8% in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
1.8%
Change on year
down 35.3%
World rank
5th
of 52 countries
All-time high
4.0%
in 2006
All-time low
1.8%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2003–2018

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

012342003201020182003: 32006: 42009: 3.62012: 2.72015: 2.72018: 1.8

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

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 1.8% 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 35.3% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in New Zealand peaked at 4.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2018.

That places New Zealand 5th out of 52 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.5% 3.0% 4.0% 3
2010s 2.4% 1.8% 2.7% 3

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 2 Canada 1.8% compare
  2. 3 Korea 1.8% compare
  3. 4 Finland 1.8% compare
  4. 6 Macau (China) 1.7% compare
  5. 7 Japan 1.6% compare
  6. 8 Australia 1.6% compare

See the full ranking of 52 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in New Zealand?
Pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in New Zealand 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 New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2006.
What is the lowest pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2018.
How does New Zealand rank for pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6?
New Zealand ranks 5th out of 52 countries with data for 2018.
Is pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand 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

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/