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PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 25th Percentile Score by country

The 25th percentile score is the score below which 25 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
489.3%
Macao
Lowest
337.6%
Brazil
Median
420.1%
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
355

What the numbers show

PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 25th Percentile Score is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 489.3% in Macao; the lowest is 337.6% in Brazil.

The median across all reporting countries is 420.1%, and the mean is 408.4%.

Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 12.6%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 7.8%).

PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 25th Percentile Score: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Macao 489.3% 2018 up 6.1% rising
2 Estonia 469.4% 2018 down 0.5% flat
3 Japan 466.3% 2018 down 2.2% flat
4 Liechtenstein 463.5% 2012 up 2.9% rising
5 Hong Kong 460.8% 2018 down 6.8% flat
6 Finland 457.5% 2018 down 7.8% falling
7 South Korea 452.7% 2018 down 6.6% falling
8 Canada 452.6% 2018 down 3.5% flat
9 Poland 447.8% 2018 down 0.1% rising
10 Slovenia 446.6% 2018 up 0.2% flat
11 United Kingdom 436.7% 2018 down 2.2% flat
12 New Zealand 436.6% 2018 down 5.3% flat
13 Ireland 435.3% 2018 down 2.3% flat
14 United States 432.9% 2018 down 0.1% flat
15 Australia 432.4% 2018 down 6.1% falling
16 Denmark 431.0% 2018 down 1.7% rising
17 Sweden 430.9% 2018 up 0.3% flat
18 Germany 430.2% 2018 down 4.8% flat
19 Czechia 430.2% 2018 down 1.4% falling
20 Latvia 428.9% 2018 down 2.5% rising
21 Belgium 428.4% 2018 down 2.3% flat
22 Netherlands 427.8% 2018 down 5.5% falling
23 Portugal 427.5% 2018 down 2.0% rising
24 Switzerland 425.9% 2018 down 5.9% flat
25 France 425.0% 2018 down 1.8% flat
26 Norway 424.1% 2018 down 3.7% flat
27 Spain 421.2% 2018 down 2.3% flat
28 Russia 420.3% 2018 up 0.5% rising
29 Austria 419.9% 2018 down 0.9% flat
30 Lithuania 418.2% 2018 down 3.6% flat
31 Hungary 412.2% 2018 down 7.6% falling
32 Iceland 409.5% 2018 down 5.8% falling
33 Turkey 409.0% 2018 up 2.9% rising
34 Croatia 408.5% 2018 down 4.7% falling
35 Italy 406.8% 2018 down 4.1% flat
36 Luxembourg 403.7% 2018 down 2.6% flat
37 Slovakia 396.5% 2018 down 7.2% falling
38 Greece 391.6% 2018 down 4.2% flat
39 Chile 384.5% 2018 down 1.8% rising
40 Israel 381.3% 2018 down 0.3% rising
41 Serbia 374.6% 2018 down 3.2% flat
42 Jordan 370.2% 2018 up 3.7% flat
43 Thailand 367.3% 2018 down 1.4% flat
44 Mexico 366.9% 2018 up 0.8% flat
45 Albania 365.8% 2018 up 10.4% rising
46 Uruguay 364.0% 2018 up 0.5% flat
47 Romania 362.3% 2018 down 3.0% flat
48 Montenegro 357.9% 2018 up 4.3% flat
49 Bulgaria 354.8% 2018 down 3.5% flat
50 Colombia 354.6% 2018 up 2.0% rising
51 Indonesia 348.2% 2018 up 3.6% flat
52 Peru 347.1% 2018 up 11.9% rising
53 Qatar 344.6% 2018 up 12.6% rising
54 Tunisia 341.3% 2015 up 4.0% rising
55 Argentina 340.0% 2018 up 1.7% rising
56 Brazil 337.6% 2018 down 3.1% rising

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PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 25th 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 25th percentile score is the score below which 25 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/