PISA: Male 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 4 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: PISA: Male 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 4 was 10.0% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
10.0%
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
10th
of 55 countries
All-time high
11.0%
in 2000
All-time low
8.0%
in 2009
Years of data
7
2000–2018

PISA: Male 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 4 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000–2018

02.557.5102000200920182000: 112003: 92006: 92009: 82012: 102015: 92018: 10

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

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 10.0% for pisa: male 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 4 in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pisa: male 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 4 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 11.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2009.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 10th of 55 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

PISA: Male 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 4 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for PISA: Male 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 4 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2000 11.0%
2003 9.0% -18.2%
2006 9.0% +0.0%
2009 8.0% -11.1%
2012 10.0% +25.0%
2015 9.0% -10.0%
2018 10.0% +11.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.2% 8.0% 11.0% 4
2010s 9.7% 9.0% 10.0% 3

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 10 Japan 10.0% compare
  2. 10 New Zealand 10.0% compare
  3. 10 Poland 10.0% compare
  4. 10 Spain 10.0% compare
  5. 10 Sweden 10.0% compare
  6. 10 United States of America 10.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pisa: male 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 4 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Pisa: male 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 4 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 10.0% in 2018, according to OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
What is the highest pisa: male 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 4 recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest pisa: male 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 4 recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2009.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for pisa: male 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 4?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 10th out of 55 countries with data for 2018.
Is pisa: male 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 4 rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
The figures come from OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), published as part of PISA: Male 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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PISA: Male 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 4
Source
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 356 data points, 2000–2018
Last refreshed

Percentage of 15-year-old male students scoring higher than 553 but lower than or equal to 626 on the PISA reading scale. At Level 4, readers can comprehend extended passages in single or multiple-text settings. They interpret the meaning of nuances of language in a section of text by taking into account the text as a whole. In other interpretative tasks, students demonstrate understanding and application of ad hoc categories. They can compare perspectives and draw inferences based on multiple sources. Readers can search, locate and integrate several pieces of embedded information in the presence of plausible distractors. They can generate inferences based on the task statement in order to assess the relevance of target information. They can handle tasks that require them to memories prior task context. In addition, students at this level can evaluate the relationship between specific statements and a person’s overall stance or conclusion about a topic. They can reflect on the strategies that authors use to convey their points, based on salient features of texts (e.g., titles and illustrations). They can compare and contrast claims explicitly made in several texts and assess the reliability of a source based on salient criteria. Texts at Level 4 are often long or complex, and their content or form may not be standard. Many of the tasks are situated in multiple-text settings. The texts and the tasks contain indirect or implicit cues. 2000, 2003, and 2006 PISA assessments used a different reading proficiency scale (Levels 1 to 5). PISA 2000/2003/2006 Level 4 data have been included in this database as Level 4 because they are based on an identical score range. Use caution in comparing proficiency scores across years. For more information on comparability of results, consult the PISA website: http://www.oecd.org/pisa/