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PISA reading scores for boys

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data87 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
421.9score
Median: 425.9score
Countries Covered
87
with available data
Highest
Singapore
533.0score
Lowest
Cambodia
317.8score
Top 5 Countries
1Singapore533.0score
2Japan507.5score
3Ireland507.1score
4Macao503.4score
5Taiwan, Province of China502.1score
By Region
Oceania487.6score(2 countries)
Europe453.8score(32 countries)
North America442.2score(4 countries)
Asia414.7score(17 countries)
South America411.6score(6 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (317.8score)High (533.0score)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 421.9score)

Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Asia (17)
South America (6)
Other (24)
Africa (2)

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 2022; 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
1Singapore533.0score
2Japan507.5score
3Ireland507.1score
4Macao503.4score
5Taiwan, Province of China502.1score
6South Korea499.1score
7Estonia498.1score
8Canada495.2score
9United States of America493.0score
10Hong Kong489.0score
11New Zealand488.0score
12Australia487.2score
13United Kingdom486.3score
14Denmark478.6score
15Poland474.6score
16Czech Republic474.2score
17Italy471.9score
18Switzerland471.6score
19Austria470.5score
20Germany470.3score
21Sweden468.9score
22Finland468.3score
23Portugal466.3score
24Russian Federation465.8score
25Belgium464.9score
26Hungary464.5score
27France463.6score
28Belarus462.9score
29Israel462.5score
30Spain461.8score
31Latvia460.6score
32Croatia459.1score
33Lithuania456.3score
34Norway456.2score
35Luxembourg455.6score
36Vietnam452.6score
37Slovenia447.3score
38Netherlands446.7score
39Chile444.8score
40Türkiye443.6score
41Slovakia432.9score
42Serbia427.7score
43Malta426.5score
44Greece425.9score
45Uruguay422.9score
46Iceland418.5score
47Ukraine415.9score
48Romania415.3score
49Costa Rica413.9score
50Brunei Darussalam412.6score
51Mexico411.2score
52Peru404.2score
53Colombia402.6score
54Brazil401.6score
55Trinidad and Tobago401.5score
56Qatar399.3score
57Moldova, Republic of396.5score
58United Arab Emirates395.7score
59Argentina393.6score
60Jamaica390.6score
61Bulgaria388.8score
62Bosnia and Herzegovina388.5score
63Montenegro387.6score
64Panama382.5score
65Kazakhstan372.9score
66Malaysia372.6score
67Guatemala369.3score
68Mongolia366.2score
69Saudi Arabia365.8score
70Thailand364.8score
71Paraguay363.6score
72El Salvador358.2score
73Georgia357.1score
74Cyprus354.6score
75Tunisia347.6score
76Indonesia346.8score
77The Republic of North Macedonia346.2score
78Albania339.2score
79Lebanon338.2score
80Algeria335.2score
81Dominican Republic333.4score
82Philippines329.0score
83Morocco328.7score
84Uzbekistan324.8score
85State of Palestine321.7score
86Jordan318.3score
87Cambodia317.8score
Showing 87 of 87 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).

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