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PISA: Distribution of Reading 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
533.2%
Hong Kong
Lowest
360.8%
Tunisia
Median
480.9%
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
354

What the numbers show

PISA: Distribution of Reading Scores: 50th Percentile Score is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 533.2% in Hong Kong; the lowest is 360.8% in Tunisia.

The median across all reporting countries is 480.9%, and the mean is 471.2%.

Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 8.9%), and the largest decrease in Indonesia (down 8.7%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Hong Kong 533.2% 2018 up 0.0% flat
2 Macao 529.5% 2018 up 8.8% rising
3 Finland 526.9% 2018 down 1.7% flat
4 Canada 524.1% 2018 down 0.0% flat
5 Estonia 523.7% 2018 up 4.5% rising
6 South Korea 522.0% 2018 down 3.2% flat
7 Ireland 520.0% 2018 up 4.9% flat
8 Liechtenstein 515.5% 2012 down 1.8% flat
9 Poland 514.5% 2018 up 2.8% rising
10 Sweden 511.5% 2018 up 2.8% flat
11 New Zealand 511.0% 2018 down 1.9% flat
12 United States 509.7% 2018 up 2.0% flat
13 Japan 507.9% 2018 down 2.3% flat
14 Australia 507.3% 2018 down 1.5% flat
15 United Kingdom 506.3% 2018 up 2.5% flat
16 Norway 506.1% 2018 up 0.6% flat
17 Denmark 504.4% 2018 up 1.9% flat
18 Germany 503.8% 2018 up 1.3% rising
19 Spain 501.6% 2015 up 8.8% flat
20 Slovenia 498.9% 2018 up 3.3% flat
21 Belgium 497.6% 2018 down 1.6% flat
22 Portugal 497.2% 2018 up 1.6% rising
23 France 496.9% 2018 up 0.3% flat
24 Czechia 491.6% 2018 up 2.8% flat
25 Austria 488.2% 2018 up 3.8% flat
26 Switzerland 488.1% 2018 down 2.5% flat
27 Netherlands 486.4% 2018 down 4.3% flat
28 Italy 481.3% 2018 down 1.0% flat
29 Latvia 480.5% 2018 down 0.7% flat
30 Croatia 480.5% 2018 up 1.0% flat
31 Russia 479.7% 2018 up 4.4% rising
32 Hungary 479.1% 2018 down 3.1% flat
33 Lithuania 478.9% 2018 up 2.2% flat
34 Israel 478.6% 2018 up 1.0% rising
35 Iceland 477.4% 2018 down 4.6% flat
36 Luxembourg 471.5% 2018 down 0.1% rising
37 Turkey 465.9% 2018 up 0.4% flat
38 Greece 459.7% 2018 down 4.8% flat
39 Slovakia 457.5% 2018 down 4.2% flat
40 Chile 453.1% 2018 up 0.8% rising
41 Serbia 439.9% 2018 down 0.5% rising
42 Romania 431.2% 2018 up 1.6% flat
43 Uruguay 427.4% 2018 up 0.4% flat
44 Jordan 426.2% 2018 up 5.2% rising
45 Montenegro 420.0% 2018 up 3.1% rising
46 Mexico 418.6% 2018 down 1.6% flat
47 Bulgaria 415.5% 2018 down 3.2% flat
48 Colombia 407.7% 2018 down 1.3% rising
49 Brazil 407.6% 2018 down 1.0% flat
50 Qatar 404.8% 2018 up 8.9% rising
51 Albania 403.1% 2018 up 4.8% rising
52 Argentina 402.1% 2018 up 1.0% flat
53 Peru 397.1% 2018 up 7.4% rising
54 Thailand 388.0% 2018 down 7.9% falling
55 Indonesia 366.8% 2018 down 8.7% flat
56 Tunisia 360.8% 2015 down 5.1% flat

About this data

Indicator
PISA: Distribution of Reading Scores: 50th Percentile Score
Source
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 354 data points, 2000–2018
Last refreshed

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/