PISA reading scores - Country rankings

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PISA reading scores, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 78 countries was 437.426 index points. The highest value was in Singapore: 542.553 index points and the lowest value was in Cambodia: 328.843 index points. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: index points; Source: PISA/OECD
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Countries PISA reading scores, 2022 Global rank Available data
Singapore 542.553 1 2009 - 2022
Ireland 516.01 2 2000 - 2022
Japan 515.855 3 2000 - 2022
South Korea 515.415 4 2000 - 2022
Taiwan 515.167 5 2006 - 2022
Estonia 511.03 6 2006 - 2022
Macao 510.405 7 2003 - 2022
Canada 507.133 8 2000 - 2022
USA 503.938 9 2000 - 2022
New Zealand 500.853 10 2000 - 2022
Hong Kong 499.701 11 2000 - 2022
Australia 498.051 12 2000 - 2022
UK 494.405 13 2000 - 2022
Finland 490.218 14 2000 - 2022
Denmark 488.801 15 2000 - 2022
Poland 488.714 16 2000 - 2022
Czechia 488.604 17 2000 - 2022
Sweden 486.975 18 2000 - 2022
Switzerland 483.332 19 2000 - 2022
Italy 481.598 20 2000 - 2022
Austria 480.406 21 2000 - 2022
Germany 479.794 22 2000 - 2022
Belgium 478.853 23 2000 - 2022
Portugal 476.589 24 2000 - 2022
Norway 476.524 25 2000 - 2022
Croatia 475.499 26 2006 - 2022
Latvia 474.569 27 2000 - 2022
Spain 474.307 28 2000 - 2022
France 473.852 29 2000 - 2022
Israel 473.833 30 2000 - 2022
Hungary 472.975 31 2000 - 2022
Lithuania 471.834 32 2006 - 2022
Slovenia 468.536 33 2006 - 2022
Vietnam 461.888 34 2012 - 2022
Netherlands 459.243 35 2003 - 2022
Turkey 456.084 36 2003 - 2022
Chile 447.979 37 2000 - 2022
Slovakia 446.861 38 2003 - 2022
Malta 445.299 39 2015 - 2022
Serbia 440.355 40 2018 - 2022
Greece 438.441 41 2000 - 2022
Iceland 435.923 42 2000 - 2022
Uruguay 430.36 43 2003 - 2022
Brunei 429.232 44 2018 - 2022
Romania 428.496 45 2000 - 2022
Qatar 419.304 46 2006 - 2022
UA Emirates 417.35 47 2012 - 2022
Mexico 415.359 48 2000 - 2022
Costa Rica 415.233 49 2012 - 2022
Moldova 410.935 50 2015 - 2022
Brazil 410.357 51 2000 - 2022
Jamaica 409.633 52 2022 - 2022
Colombia 408.665 53 2006 - 2022
Peru 408.248 54 2000 - 2022
Montenegro 405.02 55 2006 - 2022
Bulgaria 404.304 56 2000 - 2022
Argentina 400.744 57 2000 - 2022
Panama 391.953 58 2018 - 2022
Malaysia 388.088 59 2012 - 2022
Kazakhstan 386.285 60 2009 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 382.551 61 2018 - 2022
Cyprus 381.076 62 2012 - 2022
Thailand 378.663 63 2000 - 2022
Mongolia 378.42 64 2022 - 2022
Guatemala 374.122 65 2022 - 2022
Georgia 373.858 66 2015 - 2022
Paraguay 373.156 67 2022 - 2022
Azerbaijan 365.214 68 2018 - 2022
El Salvador 364.904 69 2022 - 2022
Indonesia 358.57 70 2000 - 2022
North Macedonia 358.522 71 2000 - 2022
Albania 358.435 72 2000 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 351.312 73 2015 - 2022
Philippines 346.547 74 2018 - 2022
Jordan 342.166 75 2006 - 2022
Morocco 339.365 76 2018 - 2022
Uzbekistan 335.505 77 2022 - 2022
Cambodia 328.843 78 2022 - 2022



Definition: Measure of the 15-year-old school pupils' scholastic performance on reading from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) run by the OECD.

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1. Singapore
2. Ireland
3. Japan
4. South Korea
5. Taiwan
6. Estonia
7. Macao
8. Canada
9. USA
10. New Zealand
11. Hong Kong
12. Australia
13. UK
14. Finland
15. Denmark
16. Poland
17. Czechia
18. Sweden
19. Switzerland
20. Italy
21. Austria
22. Germany
23. Belgium
24. Portugal
25. Norway
26. Croatia
27. Latvia
28. Spain
29. France
30. Israel
31. Hungary
32. Lithuania
33. Slovenia
34. Vietnam
35. Netherlands
36. Turkey
37. Chile
38. Slovakia
39. Malta
40. Serbia
41. Greece
42. Iceland
43. Uruguay
44. Brunei
45. Romania
46. Qatar
47. UA Emirates
48. Mexico
49. Costa Rica
50. Moldova
51. Brazil
52. Jamaica
53. Colombia
54. Peru
55. Montenegro
56. Bulgaria
57. Argentina
58. Panama
59. Malaysia
60. Kazakhstan
61. Saudi Arabia
62. Cyprus
63. Thailand
64. Mongolia
65. Guatemala
66. Georgia
67. Paraguay
68. Azerbaijan
69. El Salvador
70. Indonesia
71. North Macedonia
72. Albania
73. Domin. Rep.
74. Philippines
75. Jordan
76. Morocco
77. Uzbekistan
78. Cambodia
542.553
516.010
515.855
515.415
515.167
511.030
510.405
507.133
503.938
500.853
499.701
498.051
494.405
490.218
488.801
488.714
488.604
486.975
483.332
481.598
480.406
479.794
478.853
476.589
476.524
475.499
474.569
474.307
473.852
473.833
472.975
471.834
468.536
461.888
459.243
456.084
447.979
446.861
445.299
440.355
438.441
435.923
430.360
429.232
428.496
419.304
417.350
415.359
415.233
410.935
410.357
409.633
408.665
408.248
405.020
404.304
400.744
391.953
388.088
386.285
382.551
381.076
378.663
378.420
374.122
373.858
373.156
365.214
364.904
358.570
358.522
358.435
351.312
346.547
342.166
339.365
335.505
328.843
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135.6
271.3
406.9
542.55


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