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PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 50th Percentile Score by country

The 50th percentile score is the score below which 50 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
560.5%
Macao
Lowest
363.0%
Tunisia
Median
491.0%
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
355

What the numbers show

PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 50th Percentile Score is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 560.5% in Macao; the lowest is 363.0% in Tunisia.

The median across all reporting countries is 491.0%, and the mean is 473.3%.

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

Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 15.6%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 5.6%).

PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 50th Percentile Score: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Macao 560.5% 2018 up 6.7% rising
2 Hong Kong 557.2% 2018 up 0.5% flat
3 Liechtenstein 535.0% 2012 down 0.2% flat
4 Japan 530.2% 2018 up 0.2% flat
5 Korea 530.1% 2018 down 2.9% flat
6 Netherlands 524.3% 2018 down 0.3% flat
7 Estonia 523.9% 2018 up 2.3% flat
8 Switzerland 518.1% 2018 down 3.0% flat
9 Poland 516.8% 2018 up 4.4% rising
10 Belgium 514.2% 2018 down 0.2% flat
11 Canada 513.5% 2018 down 2.5% flat
12 Denmark 511.5% 2018 up 1.6% flat
13 Slovenia 511.0% 2018 up 1.9% flat
14 Finland 510.4% 2018 down 5.6% falling
15 Sweden 504.9% 2018 up 2.2% flat
16 Germany 504.0% 2018 down 1.7% flat
17 Norway 503.8% 2018 up 1.2% flat
18 United Kingdom 503.8% 2018 up 2.3% flat
19 Austria 503.2% 2018 up 1.5% flat
20 Ireland 502.1% 2018 up 3.1% flat
21 France 501.7% 2018 up 1.0% flat
22 Czechia 501.0% 2018 up 1.7% flat
23 Iceland 499.3% 2018 down 1.5% flat
24 Portugal 497.3% 2018 up 2.1% rising
25 Latvia 496.6% 2018 up 3.0% flat
26 New Zealand 495.6% 2018 down 4.6% falling
27 Australia 492.4% 2018 down 4.3% falling
28 Slovak Republic 491.7% 2018 down 1.0% flat
29 Italy 490.2% 2018 up 1.5% rising
30 Russia 489.4% 2018 up 4.6% flat
31 Luxembourg 485.4% 2018 down 0.8% flat
32 Spain 484.4% 2018 up 0.2% flat
33 Hungary 484.0% 2018 down 1.3% flat
34 Lithuania 482.9% 2018 up 1.3% flat
35 United States 479.2% 2018 down 1.7% flat
36 Israel 468.3% 2018 up 4.8% rising
37 Croatia 463.1% 2018 up 0.7% flat
38 Greece 453.6% 2018 down 2.7% flat
39 Türkiye 450.2% 2018 up 1.1% flat
40 Serbia 445.9% 2018 up 0.8% flat
41 Albania 436.2% 2018 up 15.6% rising
42 Bulgaria 434.4% 2018 up 1.5% flat
43 Montenegro 428.7% 2018 up 6.5% rising
44 Romania 428.3% 2018 up 0.3% flat
45 Uruguay 418.5% 2018 down 1.9% flat
46 Chile 415.9% 2018 down 1.2% rising
47 Thailand 414.3% 2018 down 1.0% flat
48 Qatar 410.6% 2018 up 11.5% rising
49 Mexico 407.8% 2018 down 2.6% rising
50 Jordan 400.3% 2018 up 3.5% flat
51 Peru 397.2% 2018 up 8.8% rising
52 Colombia 387.4% 2018 up 1.7% flat
53 Argentina 378.3% 2018 down 2.5% flat
54 Brazil 376.9% 2018 down 2.3% rising
55 Indonesia 375.7% 2018 up 1.2% flat
56 Tunisia 363.0% 2015 down 0.7% flat

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PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 50th 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 50th percentile score is the score below which 50 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/