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PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 25th Percentile Score by country

The 25th percentile score is the score below which 25 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
505.1%
Macao
Lowest
309.6%
Tunisia
Median
424.7%
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
355

What the numbers show

PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 25th Percentile Score is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 505.1% in Macao; the lowest is 309.6% in Tunisia.

The median across all reporting countries is 424.7%, and the mean is 410.5%.

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

Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 20.1%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 7.3%).

PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 25th Percentile Score: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Macao 505.1% 2018 up 7.9% rising
2 Hong Kong (China) 490.2% 2018 down 0.5% flat
3 Liechtenstein 470.2% 2012 up 0.1% flat
4 Japan 468.4% 2018 up 0.0% flat
5 Estonia 468.1% 2018 up 2.1% flat
6 Korea 459.6% 2018 down 5.4% falling
7 Poland 454.8% 2018 up 4.8% rising
8 Denmark 453.7% 2018 up 2.0% flat
9 Netherlands 453.0% 2018 down 1.6% flat
10 Finland 451.3% 2018 down 7.3% falling
11 Canada 449.4% 2018 down 4.0% falling
12 Switzerland 448.0% 2018 down 4.2% flat
13 Slovenia 448.0% 2018 up 3.0% flat
14 Ireland 447.5% 2018 up 3.5% flat
15 Latvia 441.4% 2018 up 3.4% rising
16 Norway 440.6% 2018 down 0.1% flat
17 Sweden 440.5% 2018 up 1.9% flat
18 Belgium 439.8% 2018 down 0.9% flat
19 United Kingdom 438.7% 2018 up 1.1% falling
20 Czechia 435.0% 2018 up 1.6% flat
21 Iceland 433.9% 2018 down 2.9% falling
22 Austria 433.4% 2018 up 1.9% flat
23 Germany 433.0% 2018 down 2.3% flat
24 France 432.9% 2018 up 0.9% falling
25 New Zealand 430.2% 2018 down 5.3% falling
26 Russia 429.8% 2018 up 4.6% rising
27 Australia 428.1% 2018 down 5.1% falling
28 Portugal 426.0% 2018 up 0.5% rising
29 Italy 423.3% 2018 up 0.7% rising
30 Spain 421.0% 2018 down 0.8% flat
31 Slovak Republic 419.5% 2018 down 2.9% falling
32 Lithuania 418.2% 2018 up 0.4% flat
33 Hungary 417.9% 2018 down 2.3% flat
34 United States 413.9% 2018 down 2.5% flat
35 Luxembourg 412.9% 2018 down 2.5% flat
36 Croatia 404.6% 2018 up 1.4% flat
37 Türkiye 392.0% 2018 up 3.6% rising
38 Greece 390.6% 2018 down 3.7% flat
39 Israel 388.0% 2018 up 3.6% rising
40 Albania 380.6% 2018 up 20.1% rising
41 Serbia 379.9% 2018 down 0.1% flat
42 Montenegro 371.3% 2018 up 7.2% rising
43 Bulgaria 367.6% 2018 up 2.3% rising
44 Romania 364.8% 2018 down 1.9% rising
45 Uruguay 358.8% 2018 down 1.4% flat
46 Chile 358.6% 2018 down 2.0% rising
47 Thailand 357.8% 2018 down 1.9% flat
48 Mexico 355.7% 2018 down 2.8% rising
49 Qatar 344.6% 2018 up 14.9% rising
50 Jordan 343.1% 2018 up 3.0% flat
51 Peru 340.6% 2018 up 12.3% rising
52 Colombia 334.7% 2018 up 1.5% rising
53 Indonesia 325.4% 2018 up 0.5% rising
54 Brazil 321.8% 2018 down 2.8% rising
55 Argentina 321.5% 2018 down 1.7% rising
56 Tunisia 309.6% 2015 up 2.7% rising

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PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 25th 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 25th percentile score is the score below which 25 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/