PISA: Female 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 in New Zealand

New Zealand: PISA: Female 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 was 1.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1.3%
Change on year
down 30.4%
World rank
7th
of 52 countries
All-time high
3.6%
in 2006
All-time low
1.3%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2003–2018

PISA: Female 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 in New Zealand, 2003–2018

012342003201020182003: 22006: 3.62009: 2.82012: 2.12015: 1.92018: 1.3

Source: OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).

Analysis

The most recent figure for pisa: female 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in New Zealand is 1.3%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.4% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pisa: female 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in New Zealand peaked at 3.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2018.

New Zealand ranks 7th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

PISA: Female 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for PISA: Female 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 in New Zealand, 2003 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2003 2.0%
2006 3.6% +76.7%
2009 2.8% -21.3%
2012 2.1% -27.2%
2015 1.9% -8.0%
2018 1.3% -30.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.8% 2.0% 3.6% 3
2010s 1.8% 1.3% 2.1% 3

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 4 Netherlands 1.5% compare
  2. 5 Republic of Korea 1.3% compare
  3. 6 Japan 1.3% compare
  4. 8 Macao 1.3% compare
  5. 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.2% compare
  6. 10 Australia 1.2% compare

See the full ranking of 52 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pisa: female 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in New Zealand?
Pisa: female 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in New Zealand was 1.3% in 2018, according to OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
What is the highest pisa: female 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2006.
What is the lowest pisa: female 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2018.
How does New Zealand rank for pisa: female 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6?
New Zealand ranks 7th out of 52 countries with data for 2018.
Is pisa: female 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), published as part of PISA: Female 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
PISA: Female 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6
Source
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
52 places, 296 data points, 2003–2018
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Percentage of 15-year-old female students scoring higher than 708 on the PISA science scale. At Level 6, students can draw on a range of interrelated scientific ideas and concepts from the physical, life and earth and space sciences and use content, procedural and epistemic knowledge in order to offer explanatory hypotheses of novel scientific phenomena, events and processes or to make predictions. In interpreting data and evidence, they are able to discriminate between relevant and irrelevant information and can draw on knowledge external to the normal school curriculum. They can distinguish between arguments that are based on scientific evidence and theory and those based on other considerations. Level 6 students can evaluate competing designs of complex experiments, field studies or simulations and justify their choices. Data reflect country performance in the stated year, but may not be comparable across years or countries. Consult the PISA website for more detailed information: http://www.oecd.org/pisa/