Average performance of 15-year-old girls and boys in reading by country
Assessed through the PISA reading scale, which measures how well someone can understand and use written information to learn new things and be a part of society.
What the numbers show
Average performance of 15-year-old girls and boys in reading is currently reported for 55 countries. The highest value is 552.55 score in Singapore; the lowest is 364.44 score in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 487.18 score, and the mean is 470.64 score.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 4.5%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 16.4%).
Average performance of 15-year-old girls and boys in reading: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 552.55 score | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 2 | South Korea | 533.34 score | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 3 | Taiwan | 529.05 score | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 5 | Estonia | 524.78 score | 2022 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 6 | Japan | 524.1 score | 2022 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 7 | Canada | 519.48 score | 2022 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 8 | Macao | 517.76 score | 2022 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 9 | United States | 514.64 score | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 10 | New Zealand | 513.86 score | 2022 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 11 | Finland | 513.01 score | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 12 | Hong Kong | 511.87 score | 2022 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 13 | Australia | 508.74 score | 2022 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 14 | Sweden | 505.61 score | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 15 | Czechia | 503.39 score | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 16 | Poland | 503.24 score | 2022 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 502.79 score | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 18 | Denmark | 499.37 score | 2022 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 19 | Norway | 497.96 score | 2022 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 20 | Switzerland | 495.39 score | 2022 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 21 | Croatia | 492.96 score | 2022 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 22 | Belgium | 492.38 score | 2022 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 23 | Russia | 491.02 score | 2018 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 491 score | 2022 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 25 | Slovenia | 490.96 score | 2022 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 26 | Austria | 490.77 score | 2022 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 27 | Germany | 489.67 score | 2022 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 28 | Latvia | 488.23 score | 2022 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 29 | Portugal | 487.18 score | 2022 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 30 | Lithuania | 487.09 score | 2022 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 31 | Spain | 487.08 score | 2022 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 32 | Israel | 485.51 score | 2022 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 34 | France | 483.77 score | 2022 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 35 | Hungary | 481.45 score | 2022 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 36 | Netherlands | 472.55 score | 2022 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 37 | Turkey | 468.45 score | 2022 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 38 | Slovakia | 462.5 score | 2022 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 39 | Iceland | 454.02 score | 2022 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 40 | Chile | 451.35 score | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 41 | Greece | 451.35 score | 2022 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 42 | Romania | 441.75 score | 2022 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 43 | Qatar | 439.55 score | 2022 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 44 | Uruguay | 438.07 score | 2022 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 45 | Montenegro | 423.33 score | 2022 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 422.1 score | 2022 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 47 | Mexico | 419.02 score | 2022 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 48 | Brazil | 419.01 score | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 49 | Colombia | 414.26 score | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 50 | Peru | 412.3 score | 2022 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 51 | Argentina | 407.86 score | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 400.27 score | 2022 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 53 | Thailand | 391.49 score | 2022 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 54 | Albania | 379.24 score | 2022 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 55 | Tunisia | 372.67 score | 2015 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 56 | Indonesia | 369.75 score | 2022 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 57 | Jordan | 364.44 score | 2022 | down 16.4% | falling |
About this data
Assessed through the PISA reading scale, which measures how well someone can understand and use written information to learn new things and be a part of society.