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PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 10th Percentile Score by country

The 10th percentile score is the score below which 10 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
434.1%
Macao
Lowest
289.6%
Qatar
Median
361.9%
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
355

What the numbers show

PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 10th Percentile Score is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 434.1% in Macao; the lowest is 289.6% in Qatar.

The median across all reporting countries is 361.9%, and the mean is 353.3%.

Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 18.9%), and the largest decrease in Korea (down 10.0%).

PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 10th Percentile Score: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Macao 434.1% 2018 up 5.6% rising
2 Estonia 416.6% 2018 down 0.5% flat
3 Liechtenstein 407.7% 2012 up 4.9% rising
4 Japan 404.8% 2018 up 0.0% flat
5 Hong Kong 400.7% 2018 down 7.3% flat
6 Finland 393.4% 2018 down 9.9% falling
7 Canada 392.6% 2018 down 4.7% flat
8 Poland 391.6% 2018 down 1.0% rising
9 Slovenia 390.0% 2018 up 0.7% flat
10 Korea 387.7% 2018 down 10.0% falling
11 Ireland 379.9% 2018 down 0.6% flat
12 Latvia 376.8% 2018 down 3.8% rising
13 United Kingdom 374.0% 2018 down 2.8% flat
14 Czechia 372.8% 2018 down 0.7% falling
15 Denmark 371.9% 2018 down 1.8% rising
16 New Zealand 370.6% 2018 down 4.9% falling
17 United States 370.5% 2018 down 1.0% flat
18 Russia 369.1% 2018 up 1.5% rising
19 Australia 368.7% 2018 down 6.7% falling
20 Portugal 368.5% 2018 down 3.9% rising
21 Sweden 368.1% 2018 up 0.4% falling
22 Switzerland 366.8% 2018 down 5.6% flat
23 Spain 364.9% 2018 down 2.2% flat
24 Lithuania 364.1% 2018 down 4.6% flat
25 France 364.1% 2018 up 1.8% flat
26 Netherlands 363.9% 2018 down 7.8% falling
27 Germany 363.5% 2018 down 5.0% rising
28 Belgium 362.5% 2018 down 0.3% flat
29 Austria 361.2% 2018 up 1.0% flat
30 Türkiye 361.1% 2018 up 3.1% rising
31 Norway 357.1% 2018 down 6.5% flat
32 Hungary 356.4% 2018 down 8.1% flat
33 Croatia 355.8% 2018 down 5.6% falling
34 Iceland 354.0% 2018 down 4.4% falling
35 Italy 348.0% 2018 down 3.8% flat
36 Luxembourg 347.4% 2018 up 0.8% rising
37 Greece 338.2% 2018 down 4.1% flat
38 Slovak Republic 338.1% 2018 down 8.8% falling
39 Chile 335.8% 2018 down 2.2% rising
40 Mexico 326.0% 2018 up 2.5% rising
41 Thailand 324.2% 2018 down 0.5% flat
42 Albania 323.0% 2018 up 16.9% rising
43 Serbia 321.8% 2018 down 3.7% flat
44 Jordan 315.9% 2018 up 5.0% flat
45 Uruguay 314.1% 2018 up 3.5% rising
46 Israel 313.9% 2018 down 0.0% rising
47 Indonesia 311.5% 2018 up 5.3% flat
48 Romania 311.5% 2018 down 4.8% flat
49 Montenegro 311.1% 2018 up 7.1% flat
50 Colombia 310.7% 2018 up 4.3% rising
51 Tunisia 306.3% 2015 up 8.4% rising
52 Bulgaria 305.4% 2018 up 1.0% flat
53 Peru 304.2% 2018 up 18.9% rising
54 Brazil 292.5% 2018 down 3.2% rising
55 Argentina 291.0% 2018 up 7.5% rising
56 Qatar 289.6% 2018 up 12.6% rising

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PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 10th 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
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The 10th percentile score is the score below which 10 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/