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PISA Worldwide Ranking –

average score of math, science
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Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), 2015-2016

The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a worldwide study by OECD in 70
nations of 15-year-old students’ scholastic performance on mathematics, science and reading.

More about PISA

Average Score of PISA Mathematics, Science and Reading:
1. Singapore 551.7
2. Hong Kong 532.7
3. Japan 528.7
4. Macau 527.3
5. Estonia 524.3
6. Canada 523.7
7. Taiwan 523.7
8. Finland 522.7
9. South Korea 519.0
10. China 514.3
11. Ireland 509.3
12. Slovenia 509.3
13. Germany 508.0
14. Netherlands 508.0
15. Switzerland 506.3
16. New Zealand 505.7
17. Denmark 504.3
18. Norway 504.3
19. Poland 503.7
20. Belgium 502.7
21. Australia 502.3
22. Vietnam 502.3
23. United Kingdom 499.7
24. Portugal 497.0
25. France 495.7
26. Sweden 495.7
27. Austria 492.3
28. Russia 492.0
29. Spain 491.7
30. Czech Republic 490.7
31. United States 487.7
32. Latvia 486.7
33. Italy 485.3
34. Luxembourg 483.3
35. Iceland 481.0
36. Croatia 475.3
37. Lithuania 475.0
38. Hungary 474.7
39. Israel 472.0
40. Argentina 468.7
41. Malta 463.7
42. Slovakia 463.0
43. Greece 458.7
44. Chile 443.0
45. Bulgaria 439.7
46. Cyprus 437.7
47. Romania 437.7
48. United Arab Emirates 432.7
49. Uruguay 430.0
50. Turkey 424.3
51. Trinidad and Tobago 423.0
52. Moldova 421.3
53. Montenegro 418.7
54. Costa Rica 415.7
55. Albania 415.0
56. Thailand 415.0
57. Mexico 411.7
58. Colombia 410.3
59. Qatar 407.3
60. Georgia 405.3
61. Jordan 399.0
62. Indonesia 395.3
63. Brazil 395.0
64. Peru 394.0
65. Lebanon 376.3
66. Tunisia 371.3
67. Republic of Macedonia 369.0
68. Algeria 362.0
69. Kosovo 355.7
70. Dominican Republic 339.3

PISA Mathematics Scores:

1. Singapore 564
2. Hong Kong 548
3. Macau 544
4. Taiwan 542
5. Japan 532
6. China 531
7. South Korea 524
8. Switzerland 521
9. Estonia 520
10. Canada 516
11. Netherlands 512
12. Finland 511
13. Denmark 511
14. Slovenia 510
15. Belgium 507
16. Germany 506
17. Ireland 504
18. Poland 504
19. Norway 502
20. Austria 497
21. New Zealand 495
22. Vietnam 495
23. Australia 494
24. Sweden 494
25. Russia 494
26. France 493
27. United Kingdom 492
28. Portugal 492
29. Czech Republic 492
30. Italy 490
31. Iceland 488
32. Spain 486
33. Luxembourg 486
34. Latvia 482
35. Malta 479
36. Lithuania 478
37. Hungary 477
38. Slovakia 475
39. United States 470
40. Israel 470
41. Croatia 464
42. Argentina 456
43. Greece 454
44. Romania 444
45. Bulgaria 441
46. Cyprus 437
47. United Arab Emirates 427
48. Chile 423
49. Turkey 420
50. Moldova 420
51. Uruguay 418
52. Montenegro 418
53. Trinidad and Tobago 417
54. Thailand 415
55. Albania 413
56. Mexico 408
57. Georgia 404
58. Qatar 402
59. Costa Rica 400
60. Lebanon 396
61. Colombia 390
62. Peru 387
63. Indonesia 386
64. Jordan 380
65. Brazil 377
66. Republic of Macedonia 371
67. Tunisia 367
68. Kosovo 362
69. Algeria 360
70. Dominican Republic 328

PISA Science Scores:

1. Singapore 556
2. Japan 538
3. Estonia 534
4. Taiwan 532
5. Finland 531
6. Macau 529
7. Canada 528
8. Vietnam 525
9. Hong Kong 523
10. China 518
11. South Korea 516
12. Slovenia 513
13. New Zealand 513
14. Australia 510
15. Netherlands 509
16. Germany 509
17. United Kingdom 509
18. Switzerland 506
19. Ireland 503
20. Denmark 502
21. Belgium 502
22. Poland 501
23. Portugal 501
24. Norway 498
25. United States 496
26. Austria 495
27. France 495
28. Sweden 493
29. Czech Republic 493
30. Spain 493
31. Latvia 490
32. Russia 487
33. Luxembourg 483
34. Italy 481
35. Hungary 477
36. Lithuania 475
37. Croatia 475
38. Argentina 475
39. Iceland 473
40. Israel 467
41. Malta 465
42. Slovakia 461
43. Greece 455
44. Chile 447
45. Bulgaria 446
46. United Arab Emirates 437
47. Romania 435
48. Uruguay 435
49. Cyprus 433
50. Moldova 428
51. Albania 427
52. Turkey 425
53. Trinidad and Tobago 425
54. Thailand 421
55. Costa Rica 420
56. Qatar 418
57. Colombia 416
58. Montenegro 411
59. Georgia 411
60. Jordan 409
61. Mexico 404
62. Indonesia 403
63. Brazil 401
64. Peru 397
65. Lebanon 386
66. Tunisia 386
67. Republic of Macedonia 384
68. Algeria 376
69. Kosovo 358
70. Dominican Republic 332

PISA Reading Scores:

1. Singapore 535
2. Canada 527
3. Hong Kong 527
4. Finland 526
5. Ireland 521
6. Estonia 519
7. South Korea 517
8. Japan 516
9. Norway 513
10. Macau 509
11. New Zealand 509
12. Germany 509
13. Poland 506
14. Slovenia 505
15. Australia 503
16. Netherlands 503
17. Denmark 500
18. Sweden 500
19. Belgium 499
20. France 499
21. United Kingdom 498
22. Portugal 498
23. Taiwan 497
24. United States 497
25. Spain 496
26. Russia 495
27. China 494
28. Switzerland 492
29. Latvia 488
30. Vietnam 487
31. Czech Republic 487
32. Croatia 487
33. Austria 485
34. Italy 485
35. Iceland 482
36. Luxembourg 481
37. Israel 479
38. Argentina 475
39. Lithuania 472
 40. Hungary 470
41. Greece 467
42. Chile 459
43. Slovakia 453
44. Malta 447
45. Cyprus 443
46. Uruguay 437
47. United Arab Emirates 434
48. Romania 434
49. Bulgaria 432
50. Turkey 428
51. Trindidad and Tobago 427
52. Costa Rica 427
53. Montenegro 427
54. Colombia 425
55. Mexico 423
56. Moldova 416
57. Thailand 409
58. Jordan 408
59. Brazil 407
60. Albania 405
61. Qatar 402
62. Georgia 401
63. Peru 398
64. Indonesia 397
65. Tunisia 361
66. Dominican Republic 358
67. Republic of Macedonia 352
68. Algeria 350
69. Lebanon 347
70. Kosovo 347
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Iam the working in school education
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You have not listed Serbia, and you ranked Kosovo which is not a country but a Serbian province. Is
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Say Serbia and Russia
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Well actually, our poor performance is more due to the companies that sell the standardized tests,
which require an immense amount of memorization and not a lot of critical thinking. Also the
administrators and teachers unions that block any positive changes to the way they teach. Union
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Of course you were to make this comment. What does it mean to be number one though? Would we
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Hard choices indeed. Ignore the education ranking & a nation risks dropping its education standards.
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Brasil, socialismo e comunismo se deram muito bem em 4 mandatos.
Realmente espero que mude o mais rápido possível.
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Your far right government is going to ruin it even more. (answer in english)
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Far right governments don’t wont educated people. Education means progress, social rights and
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I find it rigged and ridiculous. The USA is ahead of Sweden and Austria. Russia 32 on science, 7
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