PISA: Male 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 4 by country
Percentage of 15-year-old male students scoring higher than 559 but less than or equal to 633 on the PISA science scale. At Level 4, students can use more complex or more abstract content knowledge, which is either provided or recalled, to construct explanations of more complex or less familiar events and...
What the numbers show
PISA: Male 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 4 is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 30.0% in Macao; the lowest is 0.9% in Tunisia.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.5%, and the mean is 15.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 33.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 195.4%), and the largest decrease in Tunisia (down 55.6%).
PISA: Male 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 4: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macao | 30.0% | 2018 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 2 | Japan | 27.0% | 2018 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 3 | Estonia | 24.9% | 2018 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 4 | South Korea | 24.5% | 2018 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 24.2% | 2018 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 6 | Canada | 23.1% | 2018 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 7 | Finland | 22.4% | 2018 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 22.1% | 2018 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 9 | New Zealand | 21.6% | 2018 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 10 | Belgium | 21.5% | 2018 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 11 | United States | 21.2% | 2018 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 12 | Australia | 21.1% | 2018 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 13 | Netherlands | 21.0% | 2018 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 14 | Germany | 20.9% | 2018 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 20.7% | 2018 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 16 | Slovenia | 20.6% | 2018 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 17 | Portugal | 20.1% | 2018 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 18 | France | 20.0% | 2018 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 19 | Austria | 19.8% | 2018 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 20 | Denmark | 19.7% | 2018 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 21 | Sweden | 19.6% | 2018 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 22 | Switzerland | 18.9% | 2018 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 23 | Ireland | 18.5% | 2018 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 24 | Czechia | 18.3% | 2018 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 25 | Norway | 18.1% | 2018 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 26 | Spain | 17.5% | 2018 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 27 | Hungary | 17.5% | 2018 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 16.4% | 2018 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 16.2% | 2018 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 16.1% | 2018 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 31 | Iceland | 15.0% | 2018 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 32 | Israel | 14.7% | 2018 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 33 | Italy | 14.1% | 2018 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 34 | Croatia | 14.1% | 2018 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 35 | Russia | 14.1% | 2018 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 36 | Slovakia | 12.8% | 2018 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 37 | Turkey | 12.0% | 2018 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 38 | Greece | 9.0% | 2018 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 39 | Chile | 8.8% | 2018 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 40 | Uruguay | 7.1% | 2018 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 7.0% | 2018 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 42 | Qatar | 6.8% | 2018 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 43 | Romania | 6.6% | 2018 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 44 | Colombia | 5.3% | 2018 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 45 | Brazil | 5.1% | 2018 | up 17.5% | flat |
| 46 | Jordan | 4.8% | 2018 | up 44.7% | falling |
| 47 | Argentina | 4.8% | 2018 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 48 | Thailand | 4.5% | 2018 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 49 | Montenegro | 4.4% | 2018 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 50 | Mexico | 4.1% | 2018 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 51 | Indonesia | 1.7% | 2018 | up 195.4% | rising |
| 52 | Tunisia | 0.9% | 2015 | down 55.6% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of 15-year-old male students scoring higher than 559 but less than or equal to 633 on the PISA science scale. At Level 4, students can use more complex or more abstract content knowledge, which is either provided or recalled, to construct explanations of more complex or less familiar events and processes. They can conduct experiments involving two or more independent variables in a constrained context. They are able to justify an experimental design, drawing on elements of procedural and epistemic knowledge. Level 4 students can interpret data drawn from a moderately complex data set or less familiar context, draw appropriate conclusions that go beyond the data and provide justifications for 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/