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PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 5th Percentile Score by country

The 5th percentile score is the score below which 5 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
401.6%
Macao
Lowest
258.6%
Qatar
Median
328.7%
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
355

What the numbers show

PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 5th Percentile Score is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 401.6% in Macao; the lowest is 258.6% in Qatar.

The median across all reporting countries is 328.7%, and the mean is 322.7%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 24.4%), and the largest decrease in South Korea (down 11.9%).

PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 5th Percentile Score: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Macao 401.6% 2018 up 5.5% rising
2 Estonia 384.2% 2018 down 0.9% flat
3 Liechtenstein 383.3% 2012 up 9.2% rising
4 Japan 371.0% 2018 up 2.9% flat
5 Hong Kong 364.4% 2018 down 7.3% flat
6 Poland 359.1% 2018 down 1.5% rising
7 Slovenia 358.6% 2018 up 1.0% flat
8 Canada 357.2% 2018 down 5.2% flat
9 Finland 355.7% 2018 down 11.2% falling
10 South Korea 351.7% 2018 down 11.9% falling
11 Ireland 347.8% 2018 up 1.9% flat
12 Latvia 346.5% 2018 down 5.1% rising
13 Czechia 340.8% 2018 up 0.7% flat
14 United Kingdom 339.6% 2018 down 2.5% flat
15 Russia 338.9% 2018 up 2.4% rising
16 Denmark 337.0% 2018 down 1.7% rising
17 Portugal 336.5% 2018 down 5.1% rising
18 New Zealand 336.0% 2018 down 3.3% falling
19 United States 335.9% 2018 down 1.6% flat
20 Turkey 334.9% 2018 up 4.0% rising
21 Switzerland 334.8% 2018 down 5.0% flat
22 Spain 334.4% 2018 down 1.2% flat
23 Australia 334.0% 2018 down 5.8% falling
24 Lithuania 333.7% 2018 down 4.8% flat
25 Sweden 333.1% 2018 up 1.8% falling
26 Austria 332.2% 2018 up 3.5% flat
27 France 329.5% 2018 up 5.0% flat
28 Netherlands 329.3% 2018 down 9.0% falling
29 Belgium 328.2% 2018 up 2.1% rising
30 Germany 328.1% 2018 down 5.0% rising
31 Croatia 326.6% 2018 down 6.1% falling
32 Iceland 325.3% 2018 down 1.4% falling
33 Hungary 325.3% 2018 down 6.6% flat
34 Norway 321.0% 2018 down 7.2% flat
35 Luxembourg 316.7% 2018 up 4.2% rising
36 Italy 315.9% 2018 down 2.8% flat
37 Chile 308.9% 2018 down 1.9% rising
38 Greece 308.8% 2018 down 2.8% flat
39 Slovakia 307.3% 2018 down 8.2% falling
40 Mexico 302.6% 2018 up 4.1% rising
41 Thailand 299.1% 2018 up 0.8% flat
42 Albania 297.7% 2018 up 23.2% rising
43 Serbia 292.9% 2018 down 3.1% flat
44 Indonesia 289.3% 2018 up 6.5% flat
45 Uruguay 287.0% 2018 up 7.1% rising
46 Tunisia 286.7% 2015 up 12.8% rising
47 Colombia 286.6% 2018 up 7.0% rising
48 Montenegro 284.8% 2018 up 10.7% flat
49 Jordan 282.0% 2018 up 7.0% flat
50 Romania 281.9% 2018 down 6.3% flat
51 Peru 279.5% 2018 up 24.4% rising
52 Israel 278.8% 2018 up 1.4% rising
53 Bulgaria 278.6% 2018 up 6.0% flat
54 Brazil 267.8% 2018 down 2.5% rising
55 Argentina 261.4% 2018 up 14.7% rising
56 Qatar 258.6% 2018 up 13.5% rising

About this data

Indicator
PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 5th 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 5th percentile score is the score below which 5 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/