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PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 10th Percentile Score by country

The 10th percentile score is the score below which 10 percent of students scored. Data reflects country performance in the stated year according to PISA reports, but may not be comparable across years or countries. Consult the PISA website for more detailed information: http://www.oecd.org/pisa/

Countries reporting
56
Highest
452.4%
Macau (China)
Lowest
262.8%
Tunisia
Median
364.1%
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
355

What the numbers show

PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 10th Percentile Score is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 452.4% in Macau (China); the lowest is 262.8% in Tunisia.

The median across all reporting countries is 364.1%, and the mean is 355.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 27.4%), and the largest decrease in Korea (down 8.5%).

PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 10th Percentile Score: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Macau (China) 452.4% 2018 up 9.0% rising
2 Hong Kong (China) 425.7% 2018 down 0.5% flat
3 Estonia 419.0% 2018 up 2.5% flat
4 Japan 412.6% 2018 up 1.5% flat
5 Liechtenstein 403.2% 2012 down 1.2% rising
6 Denmark 400.8% 2018 up 2.8% flat
7 Finland 399.0% 2018 down 7.5% falling
8 Poland 398.2% 2018 up 4.9% rising
9 Ireland 397.2% 2018 up 5.6% flat
10 Netherlands 394.2% 2018 down 2.9% falling
11 Korea 393.3% 2018 down 8.5% falling
12 Latvia 392.6% 2018 up 3.6% rising
13 Slovenia 392.2% 2018 up 3.5% flat
14 Canada 391.8% 2018 down 5.1% falling
15 Switzerland 391.3% 2018 down 2.4% flat
16 Sweden 382.7% 2018 up 2.4% flat
17 United Kingdom 380.8% 2018 up 0.1% falling
18 Norway 380.7% 2018 down 1.5% flat
19 Czechia 377.6% 2018 up 0.9% flat
20 Belgium 376.5% 2018 up 1.0% flat
21 Russia 376.4% 2018 up 4.6% rising
22 Iceland 374.0% 2018 down 3.5% falling
23 Austria 373.6% 2018 up 1.1% flat
24 Germany 372.9% 2018 down 1.9% rising
25 New Zealand 372.3% 2018 down 5.0% falling
26 Australia 371.5% 2018 down 5.4% falling
27 France 370.1% 2018 up 2.4% falling
28 Spain 364.9% 2018 up 0.4% flat
29 Italy 363.3% 2018 up 0.1% rising
30 Lithuania 361.9% 2018 down 0.3% flat
31 Portugal 361.7% 2018 down 1.5% rising
32 Hungary 360.1% 2018 down 2.6% flat
33 United States 356.9% 2018 down 3.1% flat
34 Croatia 353.5% 2018 up 2.0% flat
35 Luxembourg 353.5% 2018 down 1.8% flat
36 Slovak Republic 353.3% 2018 down 6.1% falling
37 Türkiye 342.6% 2018 up 3.5% rising
38 Greece 333.8% 2018 down 5.1% rising
39 Albania 332.5% 2018 up 27.4% rising
40 Serbia 324.4% 2018 down 0.7% flat
41 Montenegro 323.5% 2018 up 9.9% rising
42 Israel 315.3% 2018 up 1.6% rising
43 Bulgaria 311.4% 2018 up 3.2% rising
44 Mexico 311.1% 2018 down 2.1% rising
45 Chile 310.7% 2018 down 3.4% rising
46 Thailand 309.8% 2018 down 3.4% flat
47 Romania 309.6% 2018 down 5.1% rising
48 Uruguay 307.4% 2018 down 0.9% flat
49 Peru 293.5% 2018 up 16.6% rising
50 Jordan 291.5% 2018 up 3.6% flat
51 Qatar 290.2% 2018 up 13.9% rising
52 Colombia 290.1% 2018 up 1.3% rising
53 Indonesia 281.4% 2018 down 0.9% rising
54 Brazil 276.5% 2018 down 3.6% rising
55 Argentina 272.1% 2018 up 0.5% rising
56 Tunisia 262.8% 2015 up 5.1% rising

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PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 10th Percentile Score
Source
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 355 data points, 2000–2018
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The 10th percentile score is the score below which 10 percent of students scored. Data reflects country performance in the stated year according to PISA reports, but may not be comparable across years or countries. Consult the PISA website for more detailed information: http://www.oecd.org/pisa/