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Harmonized test scores among all students

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•173 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
423.4score
Median: 413.6score
Countries Covered
173
with available data
Highest
Singapore
575.3score
Lowest
Niger
304.9score
Top 5 Countries
1Singapore575.3score
2Macao560.6score
3Hong Kong548.6score
4Estonia543.2score
5Japan537.7score
By Region
Oceania517.7score(2 countries)
Europe502.4score(32 countries)
North America470.3score(4 countries)
Asia428.5score(26 countries)
South America423.6score(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (304.9score)High (575.3score)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 423.4score)

Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Other (93)
Africa (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Singapore575.3score
2Macao560.6score
3Hong Kong548.6score
4Estonia543.2score
5Japan537.7score
6South Korea537.2score
7Canada534.0score
8Finland533.7score
9Poland530.1score
10Ireland521.3score
11Slovenia520.8score
12United Kingdom520.4score
13New Zealand519.7score
14Netherlands519.6score
15Sweden519.4score
16Vietnam519.1score
17Denmark517.9score
18Germany517.3score
19Belgium516.8score
20Australia515.7score
21Switzerland515.1score
22Norway513.6score
23Czech Republic512.2score
24United States of America511.8score
25France510.3score
26Portugal508.5score
27Austria507.6score
28Spain506.6score
29Latvia503.9score
30Cyprus502.2score
31Iceland497.7score
32Russian Federation497.5score
33Lithuania495.9score
34Hungary495.5score
35Italy493.0score
36Luxembourg492.8score
37Belarus488.1score
38Croatia487.6score
39Slovakia485.4score
40Israel480.8score
41Ukraine478.2score
42Türkiye478.0score
43Malta474.4score
44Uzbekistan474.1score
45Mauritius472.8score
46Greece468.6score
47Seychelles463.4score
48Palau463.2score
49Trinidad and Tobago458.3score
50Serbia457.5score
51Gabon456.1score
52Kenya455.0score
53Chile452.2score
54Cambodia451.9score
55Bahrain451.7score
56United Arab Emirates448.0score
57Malaysia445.7score
58Armenia443.0score
59Romania442.2score
60Bulgaria441.1score
61People's Republic of China441.0score
62Eswatini440.3score
63Moldova, Republic of438.6score
64Uruguay437.7score
65Brunei Darussalam437.5score
66Montenegro436.1score
67El Salvador435.9score
68Mongolia434.6score
69Albania434.1score
70Islamic Republic of Iran432.1score
71Mexico430.1score
72Jordan430.0score
73Costa Rica428.6score
74Qatar427.5score
75Thailand426.6score
76Myanmar424.6score
77Oman423.5score
78Burundi422.7score
79Ecuador420.1score
80Kyrgyzstan420.1score
81Colombia419.0score
82Saint Lucia417.8score
83Kazakhstan416.2score
84Bosnia and Herzegovina416.1score
85Azerbaijan415.9score
86Peru415.0score
87The Republic of North Macedonia413.6score
88Brazil413.2score
89Senegal412.5score
90State of Palestine412.3score
91Kiribati411.5score
92Saint Kitts and Nevis409.1score
93Guinea408.2score
94Argentina408.2score
95Antigua and Barbuda407.0score
96Namibia406.7score
97Guatemala405.3score
98Dominica403.8score
99Burkina Faso403.7score
100Sri Lanka400.0score
101Georgia399.8score
102Honduras399.8score
103India399.0score
104Saudi Arabia399.0score
105Uganda397.2score
106Zimbabwe396.1score
107Indonesia394.9score
108Grenada394.7score
109Lesotho392.9score
110Comoros392.2score
111Nicaragua392.0score
112Saint Vincent and the Grenadines391.4score
113Botswana391.3score
114Tajikistan390.6score
115Lebanon389.9score
116United Republic of Tanzania388.5score
117Jamaica387.1score
118Bhutan386.7score
119Tonga386.0score
120Paraguay385.5score
121Tunisia384.1score
122Benin383.9score
123Togo383.7score
124Kuwait383.4score
125Fiji383.3score
126Morocco380.4score
127Micronesia, Federated States of379.9score
128Sudan379.6score
129Cameroon378.9score
130Panama376.9score
131Marshall Islands375.0score
132Algeria374.1score
133Cote d'Ivoire373.2score
134Timor-Leste371.4score
135Republic of the Congo370.6score
136Samoa369.9score
137Central African Republic368.7score
138Nepal368.6score
139Bangladesh368.3score
140Mozambique368.2score
141Lao People's Democratic Republic368.1score
142Iraq363.4score
143Papua New Guinea363.3score
144Philippines361.6score
145Malawi359.5score
146Zambia358.1score
147Rwanda358.1score
148Egypt356.0score
149Afghanistan354.8score
150Republic of The Gambia352.9score
151Madagascar350.8score
152Solomon Islands350.5score
153Ethiopia348.2score
154Vanuatu347.7score
155Nauru346.6score
156Tuvalu346.5score
157Guyana346.4score
158Dominican Republic345.2score
159South Africa342.8score
160Mauritania342.1score
161Pakistan338.7score
162Haiti337.8score
163South Sudan335.6score
164Chad333.1score
165Liberia331.7score
166Angola326.0score
167Yemen321.3score
168Sierra Leone315.9score
169Democratic Republic of the Congo310.2score
170Nigeria309.0score
171Mali307.4score
172Ghana307.3score
173Niger304.9score
Showing 173 of 173 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).

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