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PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 90th Percentile Score by country

The 90th percentile score is the score below which 90 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
666.8%
Hong Kong
Lowest
475.5%
Tunisia
Median
602.6%
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
355

What the numbers show

PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 90th Percentile Score is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 666.8% in Hong Kong; the lowest is 475.5% in Tunisia.

The median across all reporting countries is 602.6%, and the mean is 587.1%.

Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 10.3%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 4.9%).

PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 90th Percentile Score: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Hong Kong 666.8% 2018 down 0.9% flat
2 Macao 659.1% 2018 up 4.0% flat
3 Liechtenstein 655.8% 2012 up 0.1% flat
4 South Korea 651.4% 2018 down 1.1% flat
5 Netherlands 637.6% 2018 down 0.4% flat
6 Japan 636.5% 2018 down 1.8% flat
7 Switzerland 636.0% 2018 down 3.3% flat
8 Poland 630.7% 2018 up 3.6% flat
9 Canada 629.1% 2018 down 1.3% flat
10 Belgium 628.4% 2018 down 2.7% flat
11 Estonia 627.6% 2018 up 1.9% flat
12 Slovenia 621.9% 2018 down 1.0% flat
13 Germany 620.7% 2018 down 2.7% flat
14 United Kingdom 620.2% 2018 up 2.3% flat
15 Czechia 619.0% 2018 up 0.6% flat
16 Sweden 618.2% 2018 up 0.8% flat
17 Austria 617.6% 2018 down 0.4% flat
18 Norway 616.7% 2018 up 1.4% flat
19 New Zealand 614.2% 2018 down 4.3% falling
20 Portugal 614.0% 2018 up 1.5% rising
21 Denmark 613.4% 2018 down 0.1% flat
22 Finland 611.8% 2018 down 4.9% falling
23 France 611.1% 2018 down 1.8% flat
24 Luxembourg 610.8% 2018 down 0.3% rising
25 Slovakia 610.3% 2018 down 1.8% flat
26 Australia 609.3% 2018 down 3.9% falling
27 Iceland 608.8% 2018 down 2.2% flat
28 Italy 604.8% 2018 up 0.5% rising
29 Israel 600.4% 2018 up 3.4% flat
30 Latvia 599.5% 2018 up 2.6% flat
31 Ireland 598.8% 2018 up 1.4% flat
32 Lithuania 598.4% 2018 up 1.4% flat
33 United States 597.9% 2018 down 1.4% flat
34 Hungary 597.3% 2018 down 1.7% flat
35 Russia 596.9% 2018 up 3.7% flat
36 Spain 593.5% 2018 down 0.6% flat
37 Croatia 576.9% 2018 up 0.5% flat
38 Serbia 575.5% 2018 up 2.8% rising
39 Turkey 570.6% 2018 down 0.6% flat
40 Greece 564.9% 2018 down 2.6% flat
41 Bulgaria 562.9% 2018 up 1.4% flat
42 Romania 553.5% 2018 up 4.4% flat
43 Qatar 543.6% 2018 up 7.5% rising
44 Albania 543.6% 2018 up 10.3% rising
45 Montenegro 538.0% 2018 up 5.6% rising
46 Thailand 535.5% 2018 up 2.6% flat
47 Uruguay 528.7% 2018 down 3.2% flat
48 Chile 528.3% 2018 up 0.3% flat
49 Peru 510.9% 2018 up 6.5% rising
50 Mexico 509.6% 2018 down 2.1% flat
51 Jordan 508.2% 2018 up 3.7% flat
52 Brazil 500.6% 2018 up 1.6% rising
53 Colombia 498.8% 2018 up 4.2% flat
54 Argentina 489.0% 2018 down 3.9% falling
55 Indonesia 479.8% 2018 up 4.0% flat
56 Tunisia 475.5% 2015 down 2.5% flat

About this data

Indicator
PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 90th 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 90th percentile score is the score below which 90 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/