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PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 90th Percentile Score by country

The 90th percentile score is the score below which 90 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
647.9%
Macao
Lowest
472.0%
Tunisia
Median
603.9%
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
355

What the numbers show

PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 90th Percentile Score is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 647.9% in Macao; the lowest is 472.0% in Tunisia.

The median across all reporting countries is 603.9%, and the mean is 589.4%.

Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Macao (up 6.6%), and the largest decrease in Hong Kong (down 4.8%).

PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 90th Percentile Score: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Macao 647.9% 2018 up 6.6% flat
2 Japan 645.6% 2018 down 2.0% flat
3 Estonia 643.6% 2018 up 1.4% flat
4 Finland 643.4% 2018 down 3.2% flat
5 South Korea 641.6% 2018 up 0.3% flat
6 New Zealand 639.9% 2018 down 4.0% flat
7 Canada 639.6% 2018 down 0.4% flat
8 Netherlands 636.2% 2018 down 1.4% flat
9 Liechtenstein 635.0% 2012 down 3.7% flat
10 Germany 633.1% 2018 down 1.9% flat
11 United Kingdom 631.8% 2018 down 1.3% flat
12 Australia 630.6% 2018 down 3.7% flat
13 Poland 629.8% 2018 up 1.5% flat
14 United States 629.1% 2018 down 0.0% flat
15 Sweden 623.9% 2018 up 0.3% flat
16 Belgium 623.6% 2018 down 1.6% flat
17 Hong Kong 623.2% 2018 down 4.8% flat
18 Switzerland 621.5% 2018 down 2.4% flat
19 Slovenia 620.6% 2018 down 2.0% flat
20 Czechia 619.8% 2018 down 0.7% flat
21 Norway 615.7% 2018 up 0.1% flat
22 France 614.8% 2018 down 1.4% flat
23 Austria 613.6% 2018 down 1.6% flat
24 Ireland 609.9% 2018 down 2.8% flat
25 Portugal 609.0% 2018 up 1.3% rising
26 Denmark 608.6% 2018 down 1.1% flat
27 Israel 607.1% 2018 up 2.9% flat
28 Luxembourg 605.8% 2018 down 1.5% rising
29 Hungary 601.9% 2018 down 1.1% flat
30 Lithuania 598.8% 2018 down 0.2% flat
31 Spain 598.2% 2018 up 0.2% flat
32 Latvia 595.4% 2018 up 0.3% flat
33 Iceland 594.5% 2018 down 3.5% flat
34 Croatia 590.4% 2018 down 0.8% flat
35 Slovakia 589.4% 2018 down 3.6% falling
36 Russia 586.2% 2018 down 1.2% flat
37 Italy 582.8% 2018 down 4.4% flat
38 Turkey 578.8% 2018 up 3.4% flat
39 Serbia 562.2% 2018 up 2.5% flat
40 Greece 561.3% 2018 down 4.3% falling
41 Qatar 557.1% 2018 up 6.3% rising
42 Chile 553.4% 2018 up 0.0% flat
43 Bulgaria 552.3% 2018 down 3.9% flat
44 Romania 544.5% 2018 up 2.8% flat
45 Jordan 540.8% 2018 up 2.8% flat
46 Uruguay 540.4% 2018 down 2.0% falling
47 Thailand 535.4% 2018 up 1.5% flat
48 Brazil 526.7% 2018 up 1.9% flat
49 Colombia 524.0% 2018 up 3.5% rising
50 Montenegro 523.3% 2018 up 2.2% flat
51 Argentina 523.0% 2018 down 1.4% flat
52 Mexico 517.6% 2018 up 0.2% flat
53 Albania 513.5% 2018 up 1.8% flat
54 Peru 511.0% 2018 up 5.5% rising
55 Indonesia 487.8% 2018 up 3.3% flat
56 Tunisia 472.0% 2015 down 4.7% flat

About this data

Indicator
PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 90th 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 90th percentile score is the score below which 90 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/