One of the most globally recognized benchmarks is the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), a triennial survey run by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) which assesses 15-year-olds' abilities in reading, mathematics, and science. The data leveraged below is the results of the 2022 exam. Key findings from the data offer valuable insights:
The ten countries with the highest PISA scores in 2022 are Singapore, Macau, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Estonia, Canada, Ireland, and Switzerland. Singapore takes the top spot with an impressive overall PISA score of 560. Macau comes second, trailing some way behind Singapore, with a commendable score of 535. Taiwan and Japan share the third position, both reporting an overall PISA score of 533. South Korea follows closely in fourth position with a score of 523, whereas Hong Kong recognizes a score of 520. Estonia, renowned for its high educational standards, comes next with a strong score of 516. Canada and Ireland also reflect high standards of education, with overall PISA scores of 506 and 504 respectively. Lastly, Switzerland places tenth with an overall PISA score of 498, solidifying its position among the ten countries with the highest PISA scores. 10 Countries with Highest PISA Scores:
The ten countries with the lowest PISA scores in the 2022 report are Cambodia, the Dominican Republic, Kosovo, Uzbekistan, the Philippines, Morocco, Jordan, El Salvador, Paraguay, and Palestine. Cambodia has the lowest PISA score with 337 points. The Dominican Republic is ranked second lowest, with a score of 350. Following closely, Kosovo scores 351 points, and Uzbekistan's total score is of 352. Next, the Philippines records an overall PISA score of 353, and Morocco follows with 356 points. Jordan's total score is 359, a point lower than the PISA scores of El Salvador and Paraguay, both of which scored 360 points. Last on the list, but marginally better than the others, Palestine scores an overall PISA of 361. 10 Countries with the Lowest PISA Scores in 2022:
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
367
#70
Math Score
368
#68
Reading Score
358
#73
Science Score
376
#70
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
395
#62
Math Score
378
#66
Reading Score
401
#58
Science Score
406
#60
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
497
#11
Math Score
487
#18
Reading Score
498
#12
Science Score
507
#10
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
486
#21
Math Score
487
#16
Reading Score
480
#21
Science Score
491
#23
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
381
#66
Math Score
397
#56
Reading Score
365
#70
Science Score
380
#68
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
486
#20
Math Score
489
#13
Reading Score
479
#23
Science Score
491
#24
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
397
#61
Math Score
379
#65
Reading Score
410
#52
Science Score
403
#62
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
439
#42
Math Score
442
#40
Reading Score
429
#44
Science Score
446
#42
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
414
#49
Math Score
417
#49
Reading Score
404
#57
Science Score
421
#50
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
337
#81
Math Score
336
#81
Reading Score
329
#81
Science Score
347
#81
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
506
#8
Math Score
497
#9
Reading Score
507
#8
Science Score
515
#8
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
435
#44
Math Score
412
#52
Reading Score
448
#37
Science Score
444
#43
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
401
#59
Math Score
383
#64
Reading Score
409
#54
Science Score
411
#54
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
404
#56
Math Score
385
#63
Reading Score
415
#50
Science Score
411
#55
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
474
#32
Math Score
463
#36
Reading Score
475
#27
Science Score
483
#31
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
403
#57
Math Score
418
#48
Reading Score
381
#63
Science Score
411
#56
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
491
#16
Math Score
487
#17
Reading Score
489
#15
Science Score
498
#18
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
491
#17
Math Score
489
#12
Reading Score
489
#16
Science Score
494
#19
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
350
#80
Math Score
339
#79
Reading Score
351
#74
Science Score
360
#77
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
360
#74
Math Score
343
#78
Reading Score
365
#69
Science Score
373
#72
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
516
#7
Math Score
510
#7
Reading Score
511
#6
Science Score
526
#6
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
495
#13
Math Score
484
#20
Reading Score
490
#14
Science Score
511
#9
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
478
#26
Math Score
474
#26
Reading Score
474
#28
Science Score
487
#26
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
383
#65
Math Score
390
#60
Reading Score
374
#66
Science Score
384
#66
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
482
#24
Math Score
475
#25
Reading Score
480
#22
Science Score
492
#22
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
436
#43
Math Score
430
#44
Reading Score
438
#41
Science Score
441
#44
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
364
#71
Math Score
344
#77
Reading Score
374
#67
Science Score
373
#73
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
520
#6
Math Score
540
#4
Reading Score
500
#11
Science Score
520
#7
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
477
#28
Math Score
473
#27
Reading Score
473
#31
Science Score
486
#27
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
447
#39
Math Score
459
#37
Reading Score
436
#42
Science Score
447
#40
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
369
#69
Math Score
366
#69
Reading Score
359
#71
Science Score
383
#67
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
504
#9
Math Score
492
#11
Reading Score
516
#3
Science Score
504
#11
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
466
#35
Math Score
458
#38
Reading Score
474
#30
Science Score
465
#37
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
477
#29
Math Score
471
#30
Reading Score
482
#20
Science Score
477
#33
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
397
#60
Math Score
377
#67
Reading Score
410
#53
Science Score
403
#61
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
533
#4
Math Score
536
#5
Reading Score
516
#2
Science Score
547
#2
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
359
#75
Math Score
361
#73
Reading Score
342
#77
Science Score
375
#71
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
411
#51
Math Score
425
#47
Reading Score
386
#61
Science Score
423
#49
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
351
#79
Math Score
355
#75
Reading Score
342
#78
Science Score
357
#78
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
484
#23
Math Score
483
#21
Reading Score
475
#26
Science Score
494
#20
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
477
#30
Math Score
475
#24
Reading Score
472
#32
Science Score
484
#29
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
535
#2
Math Score
552
#2
Reading Score
510
#7
Science Score
543
#3
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
404
#55
Math Score
409
#54
Reading Score
388
#60
Science Score
416
#52
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
459
#37
Math Score
466
#33
Reading Score
445
#39
Science Score
466
#36
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
407
#52
Math Score
395
#57
Reading Score
415
#49
Science Score
410
#57
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
414
#50
Math Score
414
#51
Reading Score
411
#51
Science Score
417
#51
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
405
#54
Math Score
425
#46
Reading Score
378
#65
Science Score
412
#53
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
405
#53
Math Score
406
#55
Reading Score
405
#56
Science Score
403
#63
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
356
#76
Math Score
365
#71
Reading Score
339
#79
Science Score
365
#76
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
480
#25
Math Score
493
#10
Reading Score
459
#35
Science Score
488
#25
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
495
#12
Math Score
479
#23
Reading Score
501
#10
Science Score
504
#12
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
376
#68
Math Score
389
#61
Reading Score
359
#72
Science Score
380
#69
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
474
#33
Math Score
468
#32
Reading Score
477
#25
Science Score
478
#32
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
361
#72
Math Score
366
#70
Reading Score
349
#75
Science Score
369
#74
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
379
#67
Math Score
357
#74
Reading Score
392
#59
Science Score
388
#65
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
360
#73
Math Score
338
#80
Reading Score
373
#68
Science Score
368
#75
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
402
#58
Math Score
391
#59
Reading Score
408
#55
Science Score
408
#59
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
353
#77
Math Score
355
#76
Reading Score
347
#76
Science Score
356
#79
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
492
#15
Math Score
489
#15
Reading Score
489
#17
Science Score
499
#17
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
478
#27
Math Score
472
#29
Reading Score
477
#24
Science Score
484
#30
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
422
#48
Math Score
414
#50
Reading Score
419
#47
Science Score
432
#47
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
428
#45
Math Score
428
#45
Reading Score
428
#45
Science Score
428
#48
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
387
#64
Math Score
389
#62
Reading Score
383
#62
Science Score
390
#64
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
442
#40
Math Score
440
#42
Reading Score
440
#40
Science Score
447
#41
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
560
#1
Math Score
575
#1
Reading Score
543
#1
Science Score
561
#1
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
458
#38
Math Score
464
#35
Reading Score
447
#38
Science Score
462
#38
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
485
#22
Math Score
485
#19
Reading Score
469
#33
Science Score
500
#14
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
523
#5
Math Score
527
#6
Reading Score
515
#5
Science Score
528
#5
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
477
#31
Math Score
473
#28
Reading Score
474
#29
Science Score
485
#28
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
488
#19
Math Score
482
#22
Reading Score
487
#18
Science Score
494
#21
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
498
#10
Math Score
508
#8
Reading Score
483
#19
Science Score
503
#13
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
533
#3
Math Score
547
#3
Reading Score
515
#4
Science Score
537
#4
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
394
#63
Math Score
394
#58
Reading Score
379
#64
Science Score
409
#58
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
462
#36
Math Score
453
#39
Reading Score
456
#36
Science Score
476
#34
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
440
#41
Math Score
441
#41
Reading Score
428
#46
Science Score
450
#39
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
427
#46
Math Score
431
#43
Reading Score
417
#48
Science Score
432
#46
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
494
#14
Math Score
489
#14
Reading Score
494
#13
Science Score
500
#15
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
489
#18
Math Score
465
#34
Reading Score
504
#9
Science Score
499
#16
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
425
#47
Math Score
409
#53
Reading Score
430
#43
Science Score
435
#45
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
352
#78
Math Score
364
#72
Reading Score
336
#80
Science Score
355
#80
Metric
Value
Rank
Overall Pisa Score
468
#34
Math Score
469
#31
Reading Score
462
#34
Science Score
472
#35
Region ↕ | Overall Pisa Score ↕ | Math Score ↕ | Reading Score ↕ | Science Score ↕ |
---|---|---|---|---|
Albania | 367 | 368 | 358 | 376 |
Argentina | 395 | 378 | 401 | 406 |
Australia | 497 | 487 | 498 | 507 |
Austria | 486 | 487 | 480 | 491 |
Azerbaijan | 381 | 397 | 365 | 380 |
Belgium | 486 | 489 | 479 | 491 |
Brazil | 397 | 379 | 410 | 403 |
Brunei | 439 | 442 | 429 | 446 |
Bulgaria | 414 | 417 | 404 | 421 |
Cambodia | 337 | 336 | 329 | 347 |
Canada | 506 | 497 | 507 | 515 |
Chile | 435 | 412 | 448 | 444 |
Colombia | 401 | 383 | 409 | 411 |
Costa Rica | 404 | 385 | 415 | 411 |
Croatia | 474 | 463 | 475 | 483 |
Cyprus | 403 | 418 | 381 | 411 |
Czech Republic | 491 | 487 | 489 | 498 |
Denmark | 491 | 489 | 489 | 494 |
Dominican Republic | 350 | 339 | 351 | 360 |
El Salvador | 360 | 343 | 365 | 373 |
Estonia | 516 | 510 | 511 | 526 |
Finland | 495 | 484 | 490 | 511 |
France | 478 | 474 | 474 | 487 |
Georgia | 383 | 390 | 374 | 384 |
Germany | 482 | 475 | 480 | 492 |
Greece | 436 | 430 | 438 | 441 |
Guatemala | 364 | 344 | 374 | 373 |
Hong Kong | 520 | 540 | 500 | 520 |
Hungary | 477 | 473 | 473 | 486 |
Iceland | 447 | 459 | 436 | 447 |
Indonesia | 369 | 366 | 359 | 383 |
Ireland | 504 | 492 | 516 | 504 |
Israel | 466 | 458 | 474 | 465 |
Italy | 477 | 471 | 482 | 477 |
Jamaica | 397 | 377 | 410 | 403 |
Japan | 533 | 536 | 516 | 547 |
Jordan | 359 | 361 | 342 | 375 |
Kazakhstan | 411 | 425 | 386 | 423 |
Kosovo | 351 | 355 | 342 | 357 |
Latvia | 484 | 483 | 475 | 494 |
Lithuania | 477 | 475 | 472 | 484 |
Macau | 535 | 552 | 510 | 543 |
Malaysia | 404 | 409 | 388 | 416 |
Malta | 459 | 466 | 445 | 466 |
Mexico | 407 | 395 | 415 | 410 |
Moldova | 414 | 414 | 411 | 417 |
Mongolia | 405 | 425 | 378 | 412 |
Montenegro | 405 | 406 | 405 | 403 |
Morocco | 356 | 365 | 339 | 365 |
Netherlands | 480 | 493 | 459 | 488 |
New Zealand | 495 | 479 | 501 | 504 |
North Macedonia | 376 | 389 | 359 | 380 |
Norway | 474 | 468 | 477 | 478 |
Palestine | 361 | 366 | 349 | 369 |
Panama | 379 | 357 | 392 | 388 |
Paraguay | 360 | 338 | 373 | 368 |
Peru | 402 | 391 | 408 | 408 |
Philippines | 353 | 355 | 347 | 356 |
Poland | 492 | 489 | 489 | 499 |
Portugal | 478 | 472 | 477 | 484 |
Qatar | 422 | 414 | 419 | 432 |
Romania | 428 | 428 | 428 | 428 |
Saudi Arabia | 387 | 389 | 383 | 390 |
Serbia | 442 | 440 | 440 | 447 |
Singapore | 560 | 575 | 543 | 561 |
Slovakia | 458 | 464 | 447 | 462 |
Slovenia | 485 | 485 | 469 | 500 |
South Korea | 523 | 527 | 515 | 528 |
Spain | 477 | 473 | 474 | 485 |
Sweden | 488 | 482 | 487 | 494 |
Switzerland | 498 | 508 | 483 | 503 |
Taiwan | 533 | 547 | 515 | 537 |
Thailand | 394 | 394 | 379 | 409 |
Turkey | 462 | 453 | 456 | 476 |
Ukraine | 440 | 441 | 428 | 450 |
United Arab Emirates | 427 | 431 | 417 | 432 |
United Kingdom | 494 | 489 | 494 | 500 |
United States | 489 | 465 | 504 | 499 |
Uruguay | 425 | 409 | 430 | 435 |
Uzbekistan | 352 | 364 | 336 | 355 |
Vietnam | 468 | 469 | 462 | 472 |