PISA: Male 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 in United States of America

United States of America: PISA: Male 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 was 1.5% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.5%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
12th
of 52 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2006
All-time low
1.3%
in 2012
Years of data
6
2003–2018

PISA: Male 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 in United States of America, 2003–2018

00.511.52003201020182003: 1.52006: 1.62009: 1.52012: 1.32015: 1.52018: 1.5

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

Analysis

In 2018, pisa: male 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in United States of America stood at 1.5%.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pisa: male 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in United States of America peaked at 1.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2012.

United States of America ranks 12th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

PISA: Male 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for PISA: Male 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6 in United States of America, 2003 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2003 1.5%
2006 1.6% +7.5%
2009 1.5% -2.9%
2012 1.3% -14.7%
2015 1.5% +17.1%
2018 1.5% -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.5% 1.5% 1.6% 3
2010s 1.5% 1.3% 1.5% 3

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.7% compare
  2. 10 Finland 1.7% compare
  3. 11 Netherlands 1.5% compare
  4. 13 Poland 1.4% compare
  5. 14 Czechia 1.2% compare
  6. 15 Sweden 1.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pisa: male 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in United States of America?
Pisa: male 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 in United States of America was 1.5% in 2018, according to OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
What is the highest pisa: male 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2006.
What is the lowest pisa: male 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2012.
How does United States of America rank for pisa: male 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6?
United States of America ranks 12th out of 52 countries with data for 2018.
Is pisa: male 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). level 6 rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), published as part of PISA: Male 15-year-olds by science proficiency level (%). Level 6. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
PISA: Male 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 male 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/