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PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 75th Percentile Score by country

The 75th percentile score is the score below which 75 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
617.4%
Hong Kong
Lowest
420.7%
Tunisia
Median
552.9%
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
355

What the numbers show

PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 75th Percentile Score is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 617.4% in Hong Kong; the lowest is 420.7% in Tunisia.

The median across all reporting countries is 552.9%, and the mean is 534.5%.

Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 13.1%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 5.7%).

PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 75th Percentile Score: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Hong Kong 617.4% 2018 down 0.7% flat
2 Macao 613.2% 2018 up 5.0% flat
3 Liechtenstein 606.4% 2012 down 0.4% flat
4 South Korea 595.5% 2018 down 2.1% flat
5 Japan 588.7% 2018 down 1.1% flat
6 Netherlands 587.9% 2018 down 0.9% flat
7 Switzerland 582.1% 2018 down 3.7% flat
8 Estonia 579.3% 2018 up 2.1% flat
9 Belgium 579.0% 2018 down 2.3% flat
10 Poland 578.0% 2018 up 3.8% rising
11 Canada 576.0% 2018 down 2.1% flat
12 Slovenia 571.3% 2018 up 0.5% flat
13 Germany 569.7% 2018 down 2.6% flat
14 Denmark 567.4% 2018 up 0.6% flat
15 Sweden 566.8% 2018 up 1.3% flat
16 United Kingdom 566.7% 2018 up 2.7% flat
17 Austria 566.4% 2018 up 0.0% flat
18 Norway 565.2% 2018 up 1.5% flat
19 Finland 564.7% 2018 down 5.7% falling
20 Czechia 564.3% 2018 up 1.3% flat
21 France 562.2% 2018 down 1.3% flat
22 Portugal 561.7% 2018 up 1.9% rising
23 New Zealand 560.1% 2018 down 4.9% falling
24 Iceland 558.5% 2018 down 1.9% flat
25 Slovakia 556.5% 2018 down 0.8% flat
26 Australia 555.0% 2018 down 4.2% falling
27 Luxembourg 554.8% 2018 down 0.8% rising
28 Ireland 553.8% 2018 up 1.1% flat
29 Italy 552.0% 2018 up 0.6% rising
30 Latvia 551.0% 2018 up 2.6% flat
31 Russia 547.1% 2018 up 4.4% flat
32 Hungary 546.0% 2018 down 1.5% flat
33 Lithuania 544.6% 2018 up 1.4% flat
34 Spain 544.2% 2018 down 0.4% flat
35 United States 543.5% 2018 down 1.3% flat
36 Israel 542.1% 2018 up 4.2% flat
37 Croatia 523.1% 2018 up 0.4% flat
38 Serbia 516.1% 2018 up 2.4% flat
39 Greece 513.3% 2018 down 2.6% flat
40 Turkey 512.0% 2018 up 1.1% flat
41 Bulgaria 502.7% 2018 up 1.4% flat
42 Romania 494.5% 2018 up 2.8% flat
43 Albania 493.0% 2018 up 12.5% rising
44 Montenegro 486.6% 2018 up 6.1% rising
45 Qatar 480.6% 2018 up 13.1% rising
46 Uruguay 476.5% 2018 down 2.7% flat
47 Chile 475.3% 2018 up 0.4% rising
48 Thailand 475.0% 2018 up 1.4% flat
49 Mexico 461.0% 2018 down 2.3% flat
50 Jordan 457.7% 2018 up 3.4% flat
51 Peru 455.9% 2018 up 7.5% rising
52 Colombia 444.5% 2018 up 3.2% flat
53 Brazil 440.0% 2018 up 1.2% rising
54 Argentina 436.2% 2018 down 3.2% falling
55 Indonesia 427.4% 2018 up 2.7% flat
56 Tunisia 420.7% 2015 down 1.5% flat

About this data

Indicator
PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 75th 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 75th percentile score is the score below which 75 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/