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PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 95th Percentile Score by country

The 95th 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
674.3%
Macao
Lowest
499.9%
Tunisia
Median
633.9%
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
355

What the numbers show

PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 95th Percentile Score is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 674.3% in Macao; the lowest is 499.9% in Tunisia.

The median across all reporting countries is 633.9%, and the mean is 619.5%.

Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Macao (up 6.8%), and the largest decrease in Tunisia (down 5.2%).

PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 95th Percentile Score: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Macao 674.3% 2018 up 6.8% flat
2 Estonia 673.6% 2018 up 1.4% flat
3 Japan 673.4% 2018 down 1.9% flat
4 Finland 672.7% 2018 down 3.1% flat
5 South Korea 671.6% 2018 up 1.0% flat
6 Canada 670.8% 2018 up 0.3% flat
7 New Zealand 670.1% 2018 down 3.9% flat
8 Netherlands 665.8% 2018 down 1.0% flat
9 Germany 664.9% 2018 down 1.6% flat
10 United Kingdom 663.9% 2018 down 1.2% flat
11 Australia 663.5% 2018 down 3.5% flat
12 Poland 659.8% 2018 up 1.5% flat
13 United States 659.7% 2018 down 0.4% flat
14 Liechtenstein 656.3% 2012 down 4.9% flat
15 Sweden 655.4% 2018 up 0.2% flat
16 Belgium 652.1% 2018 down 1.4% flat
17 Switzerland 651.3% 2018 down 2.3% flat
18 Czechia 651.2% 2018 down 0.9% flat
19 Hong Kong 649.5% 2018 down 4.6% flat
20 Slovenia 647.9% 2018 down 2.0% flat
21 Norway 645.4% 2018 up 0.3% flat
22 France 643.9% 2018 down 1.4% flat
23 Austria 642.1% 2018 down 1.7% flat
24 Israel 639.8% 2018 up 2.6% flat
25 Ireland 639.4% 2018 down 2.6% flat
26 Portugal 637.6% 2018 up 1.6% rising
27 Denmark 637.0% 2018 down 1.2% flat
28 Luxembourg 636.8% 2018 down 1.4% rising
29 Hungary 631.1% 2018 down 0.8% flat
30 Lithuania 628.9% 2018 down 0.2% flat
31 Spain 626.9% 2018 up 0.3% flat
32 Iceland 623.2% 2018 down 3.7% flat
33 Latvia 622.8% 2018 up 0.6% flat
34 Slovakia 621.7% 2018 down 3.3% falling
35 Croatia 621.5% 2018 down 0.3% flat
36 Russia 615.6% 2018 down 2.0% flat
37 Italy 612.0% 2018 down 4.2% flat
38 Turkey 607.9% 2018 up 3.6% flat
39 Qatar 595.8% 2018 up 4.2% rising
40 Serbia 592.8% 2018 up 2.3% flat
41 Greece 590.5% 2018 down 4.2% falling
42 Bulgaria 587.2% 2018 down 3.3% flat
43 Chile 583.5% 2018 up 0.1% flat
44 Romania 576.8% 2018 up 3.5% flat
45 Uruguay 572.6% 2018 down 1.9% falling
46 Jordan 569.5% 2018 up 2.4% flat
47 Thailand 567.2% 2018 up 1.4% flat
48 Brazil 562.7% 2018 up 1.6% flat
49 Colombia 555.5% 2018 up 3.7% rising
50 Argentina 555.0% 2018 down 1.6% flat
51 Montenegro 553.5% 2018 up 1.9% flat
52 Mexico 548.4% 2018 up 0.7% flat
53 Peru 543.5% 2018 up 4.7% rising
54 Albania 541.0% 2018 up 1.6% flat
55 Indonesia 517.3% 2018 up 3.8% flat
56 Tunisia 499.9% 2015 down 5.2% flat

About this data

Indicator
PISA: Distribution of Science Scores: 95th 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 95th 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/