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PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 5th Percentile Score by country

The 5th percentile score is the score below which 5 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
420.1%
Macao
Lowest
234.7%
Tunisia
Median
330.4%
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
355

What the numbers show

PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 5th Percentile Score is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 420.1% in Macao; the lowest is 234.7% in Tunisia.

The median across all reporting countries is 330.4%, and the mean is 323.2%.

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

Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 34.4%), and the largest decrease in South Korea (down 10.8%).

PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 5th Percentile Score: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Macao 420.1% 2018 up 9.8% rising
2 Estonia 389.8% 2018 up 3.1% flat
3 Hong Kong 386.6% 2018 down 0.8% flat
4 Japan 380.5% 2018 up 2.9% flat
5 Liechtenstein 370.1% 2012 up 2.3% rising
6 Denmark 369.6% 2018 up 3.2% flat
7 Finland 367.6% 2018 down 7.9% falling
8 Ireland 367.3% 2018 up 8.7% flat
9 Poland 365.6% 2018 up 4.9% rising
10 Latvia 362.8% 2018 up 3.0% rising
11 Netherlands 361.6% 2018 down 4.3% falling
12 Switzerland 359.8% 2018 down 0.9% flat
13 Slovenia 359.7% 2018 up 4.2% flat
14 Canada 357.9% 2018 down 5.5% falling
15 South Korea 354.1% 2018 down 10.8% falling
16 Sweden 348.4% 2018 up 2.9% flat
17 United Kingdom 345.8% 2018 down 0.6% falling
18 Norway 345.3% 2018 down 2.4% flat
19 Czechia 345.0% 2018 up 1.0% flat
20 Belgium 344.1% 2018 up 2.7% rising
21 Russia 344.0% 2018 up 4.6% rising
22 Austria 341.1% 2018 up 0.9% flat
23 Iceland 339.8% 2018 down 3.4% falling
24 Australia 339.0% 2018 down 4.9% falling
25 New Zealand 338.6% 2018 down 4.7% falling
26 Germany 337.5% 2018 down 2.7% rising
27 France 333.3% 2018 up 3.9% falling
28 Spain 331.2% 2018 up 1.0% flat
29 Lithuania 329.7% 2018 down 0.7% flat
30 Hungary 327.9% 2018 down 1.9% flat
31 Portugal 327.4% 2018 down 2.1% rising
32 Italy 326.9% 2018 down 0.9% rising
33 United States 325.6% 2018 down 3.4% flat
34 Croatia 323.1% 2018 up 2.7% flat
35 Luxembourg 321.0% 2018 down 0.9% rising
36 Slovakia 314.8% 2018 down 8.0% falling
37 Turkey 314.5% 2018 up 3.5% rising
38 Albania 303.1% 2018 up 34.4% rising
39 Greece 301.5% 2018 down 5.5% rising
40 Montenegro 294.8% 2018 up 11.9% rising
41 Serbia 293.5% 2018 down 0.5% flat
42 Mexico 283.5% 2018 down 1.8% rising
43 Chile 282.2% 2018 down 3.8% rising
44 Thailand 281.5% 2018 down 4.5% flat
45 Bulgaria 280.2% 2018 up 4.2% rising
46 Romania 277.4% 2018 down 7.4% rising
47 Uruguay 276.4% 2018 down 0.7% rising
48 Israel 276.0% 2018 up 1.5% rising
49 Peru 265.7% 2018 up 19.6% rising
50 Colombia 262.4% 2018 up 1.3% rising
51 Qatar 259.1% 2018 up 14.0% rising
52 Jordan 259.0% 2018 up 3.9% flat
53 Indonesia 255.2% 2018 down 1.7% rising
54 Brazil 250.8% 2018 down 3.9% rising
55 Argentina 243.3% 2018 up 5.4% rising
56 Tunisia 234.7% 2015 up 7.0% rising

About this data

Indicator
PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 5th 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
Last refreshed

The 5th percentile score is the score below which 5 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/