PISA: Male 15-year-olds by mathematics proficiency level (%). Below Level 1 by country
Percentage of 15-year-old male students below the lowest proficiency level (scoring 358 or below) on the PISA mathematics scale. Students below Level 1 may be able to perform very direct and straightforward mathematical tasks, such as reading a single value from a well-labeled chart or table where the labels on the...
What the numbers show
PISA: Male 15-year-olds by mathematics proficiency level (%). Below Level 1 is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 45.5% in Tunisia; the lowest is 1.1% in Macao.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.9%, and the mean is 13.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 41.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 163.9%), and the largest decrease in Macao (down 59.9%).
PISA: Male 15-year-olds by mathematics proficiency level (%). Below Le: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia | 45.5% | 2015 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 2 | Indonesia | 43.3% | 2018 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 3 | Brazil | 39.9% | 2018 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 4 | Qatar | 37.3% | 2018 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 5 | Argentina | 37.3% | 2018 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 6 | Jordan | 33.1% | 2018 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 7 | Colombia | 31.4% | 2018 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 8 | Thailand | 28.9% | 2018 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 9 | Uruguay | 24.2% | 2018 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 10 | Chile | 24.2% | 2018 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 24.1% | 2018 | up 20.3% | falling |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 22.9% | 2018 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 13 | Romania | 22.7% | 2018 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 14 | Israel | 21.4% | 2018 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 15 | Montenegro | 19.5% | 2018 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 16 | Serbia | 18.5% | 2018 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 17 | Greece | 16.6% | 2018 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 18 | Turkey | 13.8% | 2018 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 10.6% | 2018 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 20 | Croatia | 10.6% | 2018 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 10.5% | 2018 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 22 | United States | 10.4% | 2018 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 10.4% | 2018 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 24 | Portugal | 9.4% | 2018 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 25 | Iceland | 9.3% | 2018 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 26 | Hungary | 8.9% | 2018 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 27 | Italy | 8.9% | 2018 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 28 | Spain | 8.7% | 2018 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 29 | France | 8.1% | 2018 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 30 | Norway | 8.0% | 2018 | up 36.0% | flat |
| 31 | Australia | 8.0% | 2018 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 32 | Germany | 7.7% | 2018 | up 36.9% | falling |
| 33 | New Zealand | 7.6% | 2018 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 34 | Russia | 7.1% | 2018 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 35 | Austria | 7.0% | 2018 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 36 | Czechia | 6.5% | 2018 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 37 | Sweden | 6.4% | 2018 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 38 | Belgium | 6.4% | 2018 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 6.1% | 2018 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 40 | South Korea | 5.6% | 2018 | up 126.4% | rising |
| 41 | Slovenia | 5.1% | 2018 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 42 | Canada | 5.1% | 2018 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 43 | Netherlands | 4.7% | 2018 | up 119.0% | rising |
| 44 | Poland | 4.6% | 2018 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 45 | Finland | 4.5% | 2018 | up 163.9% | rising |
| 46 | Latvia | 4.4% | 2018 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 47 | Switzerland | 4.4% | 2018 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 48 | Denmark | 4.2% | 2018 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 49 | Ireland | 4.0% | 2018 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 50 | Hong Kong | 3.5% | 2018 | up 32.4% | falling |
| 51 | Japan | 3.2% | 2018 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 52 | Estonia | 2.2% | 2018 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 53 | Macao | 1.1% | 2018 | down 59.9% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of 15-year-old male students below the lowest proficiency level (scoring 358 or below) on the PISA mathematics scale. Students below Level 1 may be able to perform very direct and straightforward mathematical tasks, such as reading a single value from a well-labeled chart or table where the labels on the chart match the words in the stimulus and question, so that the selection criteria are clear and the relationship between the chart and the aspects of the context depicted are evident, and performing arithmetic calculations with whole numbers by following clear and well-defined instructions. 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/