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PISA: Distribution of Science 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
601.5%
Macao
Lowest
427.8%
Tunisia
Median
547.9%
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
355

What the numbers show

PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 75th Percentile Score is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 601.5% in Macao; the lowest is 427.8% in Tunisia.

The median across all reporting countries is 547.9%, and the mean is 535.9%.

Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 10.6%), and the largest decrease in Hong Kong (down 5.4%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Macao 601.5% 2018 up 6.6% flat
2 Japan 595.2% 2018 down 2.4% flat
3 Estonia 590.7% 2018 up 0.8% flat
4 Finland 590.5% 2018 down 4.2% flat
5 South Korea 588.5% 2018 down 1.1% flat
6 Liechtenstein 588.1% 2012 down 1.7% rising
7 Canada 585.8% 2018 down 1.2% flat
8 New Zealand 582.4% 2018 down 4.2% flat
9 Netherlands 581.4% 2018 down 2.1% flat
10 Germany 577.2% 2018 down 2.8% flat
11 Hong Kong 577.2% 2018 down 5.4% flat
12 Poland 575.7% 2018 up 1.2% flat
13 Australia 575.2% 2018 down 3.7% flat
14 United Kingdom 574.9% 2018 down 1.4% flat
15 United States 574.5% 2018 up 0.5% flat
16 Belgium 571.1% 2018 down 2.1% flat
17 Sweden 570.3% 2018 up 1.1% flat
18 Slovenia 569.3% 2018 down 1.8% flat
19 Switzerland 565.0% 2018 down 3.4% flat
20 Czechia 563.9% 2018 down 0.7% flat
21 France 563.1% 2018 down 1.6% flat
22 Norway 560.2% 2018 down 0.5% flat
23 Austria 560.2% 2018 down 1.6% flat
24 Portugal 558.2% 2018 up 1.3% rising
25 Ireland 558.2% 2018 down 3.0% flat
26 Denmark 557.9% 2018 down 1.1% flat
27 Hungary 548.9% 2018 down 2.7% flat
28 Luxembourg 548.8% 2018 down 1.7% flat
29 Spain 547.0% 2018 down 0.4% flat
30 Latvia 546.3% 2018 down 0.3% flat
31 Lithuania 545.5% 2018 down 0.7% flat
32 Israel 544.5% 2018 up 2.6% flat
33 Iceland 540.0% 2018 down 3.7% flat
34 Russia 535.6% 2018 down 0.6% flat
35 Croatia 535.5% 2018 down 1.9% flat
36 Italy 531.6% 2018 down 4.6% flat
37 Slovakia 531.4% 2018 down 4.3% falling
38 Turkey 526.2% 2018 up 3.1% rising
39 Greece 512.8% 2018 down 4.1% flat
40 Serbia 504.0% 2018 up 0.6% flat
41 Chile 501.6% 2018 down 0.2% flat
42 Bulgaria 490.2% 2018 down 4.7% flat
43 Jordan 490.2% 2018 up 2.8% flat
44 Qatar 490.1% 2018 up 10.6% rising
45 Romania 487.7% 2018 up 1.0% flat
46 Uruguay 485.9% 2018 down 1.5% flat
47 Thailand 481.1% 2018 up 0.8% flat
48 Montenegro 470.5% 2018 up 2.0% flat
49 Colombia 469.0% 2018 up 2.6% rising
50 Mexico 468.6% 2018 up 0.1% flat
51 Albania 466.5% 2018 up 2.8% rising
52 Argentina 466.4% 2018 down 1.1% flat
53 Brazil 464.2% 2018 up 1.3% rising
54 Peru 457.8% 2018 up 6.9% rising
55 Indonesia 440.3% 2018 up 2.8% flat
56 Tunisia 427.8% 2015 down 2.8% flat

About this data

Indicator
PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 75th 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 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/