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PISA: Distribution of Science 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
546.8%
Macao
Lowest
382.3%
Tunisia
Median
484.3%
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
355

What the numbers show

PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 50th Percentile Score is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 546.8% in Macao; the lowest is 382.3% in Tunisia.

The median across all reporting countries is 484.3%, and the mean is 472.6%.

Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 9.1%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 5.3%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Macao 546.8% 2018 up 7.0% rising
2 Japan 533.6% 2018 down 1.1% flat
3 Estonia 530.8% 2018 up 0.6% flat
4 Finland 526.4% 2018 down 5.0% flat
5 Liechtenstein 524.7% 2012 down 0.1% rising
6 South Korea 524.2% 2018 down 2.6% flat
7 Hong Kong 522.3% 2018 down 4.9% flat
8 Canada 520.4% 2018 down 1.6% flat
9 New Zealand 512.3% 2018 down 3.7% flat
10 Poland 511.2% 2018 up 0.6% rising
11 Slovenia 509.7% 2018 down 0.4% flat
12 Germany 508.5% 2018 down 2.3% flat
13 Netherlands 507.9% 2018 down 2.7% flat
14 United Kingdom 506.5% 2018 down 1.4% flat
15 Australia 506.3% 2018 down 4.0% flat
16 Belgium 505.5% 2018 down 0.2% flat
17 United States 504.6% 2018 up 0.5% flat
18 Sweden 503.3% 2018 up 1.7% flat
19 Ireland 497.6% 2018 down 2.0% flat
20 Czechia 497.3% 2018 down 0.6% flat
21 France 497.1% 2018 down 0.2% flat
22 Switzerland 497.0% 2018 down 3.8% flat
23 Denmark 495.6% 2018 down 0.8% flat
24 Norway 494.6% 2018 down 1.1% flat
25 Portugal 494.1% 2018 up 0.2% rising
26 Austria 492.6% 2018 down 0.3% flat
27 Latvia 488.6% 2018 down 1.1% flat
28 Spain 485.0% 2018 down 0.7% flat
29 Hungary 483.5% 2018 down 3.8% flat
30 Lithuania 482.7% 2018 down 1.8% flat
31 Russia 477.7% 2018 down 0.1% flat
32 Luxembourg 477.1% 2018 down 1.4% flat
33 Iceland 475.6% 2018 down 4.0% falling
34 Croatia 471.3% 2018 down 3.1% flat
35 Italy 470.1% 2018 down 3.8% flat
36 Turkey 466.2% 2018 up 2.7% rising
37 Israel 464.4% 2018 up 2.1% rising
38 Slovakia 464.2% 2018 down 5.3% falling
39 Greece 453.2% 2018 down 3.6% flat
40 Chile 442.1% 2018 down 1.2% rising
41 Serbia 437.8% 2018 down 1.1% flat
42 Jordan 431.5% 2018 up 3.9% flat
43 Romania 423.9% 2018 down 1.0% flat
44 Uruguay 423.3% 2018 down 0.9% flat
45 Thailand 421.0% 2018 down 1.0% flat
46 Bulgaria 418.3% 2018 down 4.8% flat
47 Mexico 415.6% 2018 down 0.1% flat
48 Albania 415.5% 2018 up 6.3% rising
49 Qatar 414.0% 2018 up 9.1% rising
50 Montenegro 413.2% 2018 up 3.0% flat
51 Colombia 408.8% 2018 up 1.7% rising
52 Argentina 401.2% 2018 up 0.1% rising
53 Peru 400.2% 2018 up 8.4% rising
54 Brazil 396.3% 2018 down 2.2% flat
55 Indonesia 391.9% 2018 up 2.4% flat
56 Tunisia 382.3% 2015 down 0.8% flat

About this data

Indicator
PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 50th 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 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/