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PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 95th Percentile Score by country

The 95th 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
695.6%
Hong Kong
Lowest
510.4%
Tunisia
Median
633.8%
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
355

What the numbers show

PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 95th Percentile Score is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 695.6% in Hong Kong; the lowest is 510.4% in Tunisia.

The median across all reporting countries is 633.8%, and the mean is 617.7%.

Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 9.4%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 4.5%).

PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 95th Percentile Score: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Hong Kong 695.6% 2018 down 1.0% flat
2 Macao 685.5% 2018 up 3.4% flat
3 South Korea 683.9% 2018 down 0.7% flat
4 Liechtenstein 680.3% 2012 down 0.9% flat
5 Switzerland 668.5% 2018 down 3.0% flat
6 Japan 663.9% 2018 down 2.0% flat
7 Netherlands 663.8% 2018 down 0.2% flat
8 Poland 661.0% 2018 up 3.5% flat
9 Canada 660.5% 2018 down 0.6% flat
10 Estonia 656.7% 2018 up 2.1% flat
11 Belgium 655.6% 2018 down 2.9% flat
12 Slovenia 651.8% 2018 down 1.1% flat
13 United Kingdom 651.1% 2018 up 2.6% flat
14 Czechia 650.4% 2018 up 0.2% flat
15 Germany 650.2% 2018 down 2.4% flat
16 Sweden 647.0% 2018 up 0.7% flat
17 Austria 646.4% 2018 down 0.6% flat
18 New Zealand 644.8% 2018 down 4.0% falling
19 Norway 644.6% 2018 up 1.3% flat
20 Portugal 643.0% 2018 up 1.2% rising
21 Australia 640.9% 2018 down 3.6% falling
22 Luxembourg 640.9% 2018 down 0.4% rising
23 Slovakia 640.3% 2018 down 2.0% flat
24 Denmark 639.8% 2018 down 0.7% flat
25 Finland 638.7% 2018 down 4.5% falling
26 Iceland 638.0% 2018 down 2.1% flat
27 France 637.8% 2018 down 2.1% flat
28 Italy 635.2% 2018 up 0.5% rising
29 Israel 632.4% 2018 up 2.9% flat
30 Lithuania 629.7% 2018 up 1.3% flat
31 United States 628.7% 2018 down 1.3% flat
32 Latvia 628.0% 2018 up 2.7% flat
33 Russia 627.4% 2018 up 3.0% flat
34 Hungary 626.4% 2018 down 1.7% flat
35 Ireland 624.8% 2018 up 1.2% flat
36 Spain 621.3% 2018 down 0.7% flat
37 Serbia 608.9% 2018 up 2.8% rising
38 Croatia 607.9% 2018 up 0.2% flat
39 Turkey 604.7% 2018 down 1.4% flat
40 Bulgaria 599.1% 2018 up 1.1% flat
41 Greece 595.2% 2018 down 2.9% flat
42 Romania 587.8% 2018 up 5.0% flat
43 Qatar 582.1% 2018 up 4.6% rising
44 Albania 575.3% 2018 up 9.4% flat
45 Thailand 571.7% 2018 up 3.3% flat
46 Montenegro 569.3% 2018 up 4.9% rising
47 Chile 558.6% 2018 down 0.1% flat
48 Uruguay 558.0% 2018 down 3.4% falling
49 Peru 544.3% 2018 up 5.5% rising
50 Mexico 538.7% 2018 down 1.6% flat
51 Jordan 538.7% 2018 up 3.6% flat
52 Brazil 538.2% 2018 up 1.3% rising
53 Colombia 531.1% 2018 up 4.3% flat
54 Argentina 520.5% 2018 down 4.1% falling
55 Indonesia 516.6% 2018 up 4.8% flat
56 Tunisia 510.4% 2015 down 2.3% flat

About this data

Indicator
PISA: Distribution of Mathematics Scores: 95th 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 95th 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/