PISA science scores - Country rankings
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PISA science scores, 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 26 countries was 480.614 index points. The highest value was in Estonia: 525.812 index points and the lowest value was in Cyprus: 410.903 index points. The indicator is available from 2006 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 science scores, 2022 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 525.812 | 1 | 2006 - 2022 |
| Finland | 510.959 | 2 | 2006 - 2022 |
| Ireland | 503.846 | 3 | 2006 - 2022 |
| Slovenia | 499.965 | 4 | 2006 - 2022 |
| Poland | 499.164 | 5 | 2006 - 2022 |
| Czechia | 497.742 | 6 | 2006 - 2022 |
| Latvia | 493.843 | 7 | 2006 - 2022 |
| Denmark | 493.816 | 8 | 2006 - 2022 |
| Sweden | 493.549 | 9 | 2006 - 2022 |
| Germany | 492.427 | 10 | 2006 - 2022 |
| Austria | 491.271 | 11 | 2006 - 2022 |
| Belgium | 490.578 | 12 | 2006 - 2022 |
| Netherlands | 488.317 | 13 | 2006 - 2022 |
| France | 487.225 | 14 | 2006 - 2022 |
| Hungary | 485.89 | 15 | 2006 - 2022 |
| Spain | 484.534 | 16 | 2006 - 2022 |
| Lithuania | 484.463 | 17 | 2006 - 2022 |
| Portugal | 484.373 | 18 | 2006 - 2022 |
| Croatia | 482.667 | 19 | 2006 - 2022 |
| Italy | 477.463 | 20 | 2006 - 2022 |
| Malta | 465.589 | 21 | 2015 - 2022 |
| Slovakia | 462.269 | 22 | 2006 - 2022 |
| Greece | 440.786 | 23 | 2006 - 2022 |
| Romania | 427.511 | 24 | 2006 - 2022 |
| Bulgaria | 420.993 | 25 | 2006 - 2022 |
| Cyprus | 410.903 | 26 | 2012 - 2022 |
Definition: Measure of the 15-year-old school pupils' scholastic performance on science from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) run by the OECD.
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