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PISA: Distribution of Reading 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
594.7%
Hong Kong
Lowest
416.0%
Tunisia
Median
553.6%
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
354

What the numbers show

PISA: Distribution of Reading Scores: 75th Percentile Score is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 594.7% in Hong Kong; the lowest is 416.0% in Tunisia.

The median across all reporting countries is 553.6%, and the mean is 537.5%.

Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Macao (up 9.2%), and the largest decrease in Tunisia (down 7.5%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Hong Kong 594.7% 2018 up 0.5% flat
2 Canada 592.0% 2018 up 0.6% flat
3 Finland 591.2% 2018 down 1.0% flat
4 Macao 590.2% 2018 up 9.2% rising
5 Estonia 587.3% 2018 up 5.1% rising
6 South Korea 585.4% 2018 down 1.6% flat
7 Liechtenstein 584.3% 2012 down 0.7% flat
8 New Zealand 584.3% 2018 down 1.8% flat
9 United States 583.6% 2018 up 2.6% flat
10 Sweden 583.5% 2018 up 3.2% flat
11 Ireland 582.6% 2018 up 3.6% flat
12 Poland 581.4% 2018 up 3.0% flat
13 Australia 580.0% 2018 down 0.7% flat
14 Germany 575.9% 2018 up 1.6% flat
15 Norway 575.8% 2018 up 1.4% flat
16 United Kingdom 574.8% 2018 up 2.5% flat
17 Japan 572.4% 2018 down 3.0% flat
18 Belgium 567.8% 2018 down 2.6% flat
19 France 566.6% 2018 down 1.0% flat
20 Denmark 566.1% 2018 up 2.1% flat
21 Israel 563.4% 2018 up 1.7% rising
22 Netherlands 562.2% 2018 down 2.3% flat
23 Portugal 561.9% 2018 up 1.9% flat
24 Slovenia 561.1% 2018 up 2.0% flat
25 Czechia 559.9% 2018 up 2.8% flat
26 Spain 557.9% 2015 up 6.7% flat
27 Switzerland 557.7% 2018 down 1.9% flat
28 Austria 557.7% 2018 up 2.3% flat
29 Iceland 549.4% 2018 down 3.2% flat
30 Luxembourg 548.0% 2018 up 0.2% rising
31 Hungary 547.2% 2018 down 2.1% flat
32 Italy 544.6% 2018 down 2.0% flat
33 Lithuania 543.2% 2018 up 2.6% flat
34 Russia 543.1% 2018 up 4.6% rising
35 Latvia 542.3% 2018 up 0.3% flat
36 Croatia 542.0% 2018 up 0.5% flat
37 Slovakia 529.4% 2018 down 2.4% flat
38 Turkey 526.7% 2018 up 1.0% flat
39 Greece 526.5% 2018 down 4.2% flat
40 Chile 517.2% 2018 up 2.2% rising
41 Serbia 507.6% 2018 up 1.4% rising
42 Romania 497.3% 2018 up 1.9% flat
43 Uruguay 495.0% 2018 up 0.1% flat
44 Bulgaria 490.9% 2018 down 4.2% flat
45 Qatar 482.7% 2018 up 7.2% rising
46 Brazil 482.1% 2018 up 1.6% flat
47 Montenegro 480.4% 2018 up 1.6% rising
48 Jordan 480.2% 2018 up 2.7% flat
49 Mexico 476.4% 2018 down 1.7% flat
50 Colombia 472.3% 2018 down 0.1% flat
51 Argentina 470.9% 2018 down 0.5% flat
52 Peru 462.8% 2018 up 5.8% rising
53 Albania 459.3% 2018 up 0.4% rising
54 Thailand 444.7% 2018 down 5.2% flat
55 Indonesia 419.9% 2018 down 6.0% flat
56 Tunisia 416.0% 2015 down 7.5% flat

About this data

Indicator
PISA: Distribution of Reading Scores: 75th 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 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/