What is the lowest pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 recorded in United States?

The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2003.

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

United States ranks 12th out of 52 countries with data for 2018.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this United States 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 United States

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

United States: PISA: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 was 1.3% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)

1.3%

Change on year

up 2.8%

World rank

12th

of 52 countries

All-time high

1.5%

in 2006

All-time low

1.1%

in 2003

Years of data

2003–2018

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

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 United States is 1.3%, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in United States peaked at 1.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2003.

That places United States 12th out of 52 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	1.3%	1.1%	1.5%	3
2010s	1.2%	1.1%	1.3%	3

Countries ranked near United States

9 Netherlands 1.5% compare
10 Germany 1.5% compare
11 United Kingdom 1.5% compare
13 Poland 1.2% compare
14 Sweden 1.0% compare
15 Czechia 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in United States?: Pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in United States was 1.3% 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 United States?: The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2006.
What is the lowest pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 recorded in United States?: The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2003.
How does United States rank for pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6?: United States ranks 12th out of 52 countries with data for 2018.
Is pisa: 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 rising or falling in United States?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States 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/