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Top performers in reading, maths and/or science — Cognitive and educational outcomes — Students at age 15

Compare top performers in reading, maths and/or science — cognitive and educational outcomes — students at age 15 across 44 countries or territories using one fixed 2018 OECD reference slice.

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Key Insights

Global Average
13.4Percentage of students
Median: 15.3Percentage of students
Countries Covered
44
with available data
Highest
South Korea
26.6Percentage of students
Lowest
Indonesia
0.6Percentage of students
Top 5 Countries
1South Korea26.6Percentage of students
2Canada24.1Percentage of students
3Japan23.3Percentage of students
4Estonia22.5Percentage of students
5Netherlands21.8Percentage of students
By Region
Oceania19.5Percentage of students(2 countries)
Asia16.4Percentage of students(4 countries)
Europe15.1Percentage of students(28 countries)
North America14.1Percentage of students(3 countries)
Other3.8Percentage of students(2 countries)
Key Findings
  • 44 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite Percentage of students observation in the fixed 2018 slice.
  • South Korea has the highest published value (26.6 Percentage of students).
  • Indonesia has the lowest published value (0.6 Percentage of students).

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.6Percentage of students)High (26.6Percentage of students)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 13.4Percentage of students)

Oceania (2)
Asia (4)
Europe (28)
North America (3)
Other (2)
South America (5)

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

Child well-being: Top performers in reading, maths and/or science — Cognitive and educational outcomes — Students at age 15. Unit: Percentage of students. Exact fixed dimensions are recorded in selectedDimensions.

MapTheory uses only finite ISO-mapped observations from the fixed 2018 OECD slice recorded below. Aggregates, missing values, non-ISO geographies, conflicting duplicate observations, and every other year or dimension slice are excluded; MapTheory never imputes or interpolates missing countries.

Methodology

Child well-being: Top performers in reading, maths and/or science — Cognitive and educational outcomes — Students at age 15. Unit: Percentage of students. Exact fixed dimensions are recorded in selectedDimensions.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1South Korea26.6Percentage of students
2Canada24.1Percentage of students
3Japan23.3Percentage of students
4Estonia22.5Percentage of students
5Netherlands21.8Percentage of students
6Poland21.2Percentage of students
7Finland21.0Percentage of students
8New Zealand20.2Percentage of students
9Switzerland19.8Percentage of students
10Sweden19.4Percentage of students
11United Kingdom19.4Percentage of students
12Belgium19.4Percentage of students
13Germany19.1Percentage of students
14Australia18.9Percentage of students
15Norway17.8Percentage of students
16Slovenia17.3Percentage of students
17United States of America17.1Percentage of students
18Czech Republic16.6Percentage of students
19France15.9Percentage of students
20Denmark15.8Percentage of students
21Austria15.7Percentage of students
22Ireland15.4Percentage of students
23Israel15.2Percentage of students
24Portugal15.2Percentage of students
25Luxembourg14.4Percentage of students
26Iceland13.5Percentage of students
27Slovakia12.8Percentage of students
28Italy12.1Percentage of students
29Hungary11.3Percentage of students
30Latvia11.3Percentage of students
31Lithuania11.1Percentage of students
32Croatia8.5Percentage of students
33Türkiye6.6Percentage of students
34Greece6.2Percentage of students
35Bulgaria5.5Percentage of students
36Romania4.1Percentage of students
37Chile3.5Percentage of students
38Brazil2.5Percentage of students
39Colombia1.5Percentage of students
40Peru1.4Percentage of students
41Argentina1.2Percentage of students
42Mexico1.1Percentage of students
43Costa Rica0.9Percentage of students
44Indonesia0.6Percentage of students
Showing 44 of 44 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (2018).

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