PISA: Female 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 5 by country
Percentage of female 15-year-old students scoring higher than 626 but lower than or equal to 698 on the PISA reading scale. Readers at Level 5 can comprehend lengthy texts, inferring which information in the text is relevant even though the information of interest may be easily overlooked. They can perform causal...
What the numbers show
PISA: Female 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 5 is currently reported for 55 countries. The highest value is 13.2% in Liechtenstein; the lowest is 0.0% in Argentina.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.0%, and the mean is 3.6%.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Macao (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 100.0%).
PISA: Female 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 5: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 13.2% | 2012 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 2 | Finland | 8.0% | 2018 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 7.0% | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Sweden | 7.0% | 2018 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 3 | Canada | 7.0% | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 3 | Estonia | 7.0% | 2018 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 7 | United States | 6.0% | 2018 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 7 | Ireland | 6.0% | 2018 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 7 | South Korea | 6.0% | 2018 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 7 | Macao | 6.0% | 2018 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Norway | 6.0% | 2018 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 7 | New Zealand | 6.0% | 2018 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 7 | Poland | 6.0% | 2018 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 7 | Australia | 6.0% | 2018 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 15 | Germany | 5.0% | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 5.0% | 2018 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 5.0% | 2018 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 15 | Japan | 5.0% | 2018 | down 28.6% | flat |
| 15 | Israel | 5.0% | 2018 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 20 | Netherlands | 4.0% | 2018 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 4.0% | 2018 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 4.0% | 2018 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 20 | Iceland | 4.0% | 2018 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 20 | Slovenia | 4.0% | 2018 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 20 | Austria | 4.0% | 2018 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 20 | Switzerland | 4.0% | 2018 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 20 | Czechia | 4.0% | 2018 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 20 | France | 4.0% | 2018 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 20 | Denmark | 4.0% | 2018 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 30 | Hungary | 3.0% | 2018 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 30 | Russia | 3.0% | 2018 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 30 | Slovakia | 3.0% | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 30 | Latvia | 3.0% | 2018 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 30 | Spain | 3.0% | 2015 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | 3.0% | 2018 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 3.0% | 2018 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 30 | Italy | 3.0% | 2018 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 38 | Greece | 2.0% | 2018 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 38 | Turkey | 2.0% | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Uruguay | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 40 | Colombia | 1.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Chile | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 40 | Brazil | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 1.0% | 2018 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 40 | Qatar | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 40 | Romania | 1.0% | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Jordan | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 47 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Tunisia | 0.0% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 47 | Peru | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 47 | Montenegro | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 47 | Albania | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Indonesia | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 47 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- OECD members 4.0%
About this data
Percentage of female 15-year-old students scoring higher than 626 but lower than or equal to 698 on the PISA reading scale. Readers at Level 5 can comprehend lengthy texts, inferring which information in the text is relevant even though the information of interest may be easily overlooked. They can perform causal or other forms of reasoning based on a deep understanding of extended pieces of text. They can also answer indirect questions by inferring the relationship between the question and one or several pieces of information distributed within or across multiple texts and sources. Reflective tasks require the production or critical evaluation of hypotheses, drawing on specific information. Readers can establish distinctions between content and purpose, and between fact and opinion as applied to complex or abstract statements. They can assess neutrality and bias based on explicit or implicit cues pertaining to both the content and/or source of the information. They can also draw conclusions regarding the reliability of the claims or conclusions offered in a piece of text. For all aspects of reading, tasks at Level 5 typically involve dealing with concepts that are abstract or counterintuitive, and going through several steps until the goal is reached. In addition, tasks at this level may require the reader to handle several long texts, switching back and forth across texts in order to compare and contrast information. In this database, 2000/2003/2006 Level 5 data are calculated figures based on the current Level 5 (626 to 698) rather than the figures presented for Level 5 (626+) in PISA Reports for 2000, 2003, and 2006. Use caution in comparing results across years. For more information on comparability of results, consult the PISA website: http://www.oecd.org/pisa/